Strategic dalliances as an enabler for discontinuous innovation in slow clockspeed industries: Evidence from the oil and gas industry

R and D Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-139

  Noke, Hannah ^a   Perrons, Robert K ^b   Hughes, Mathew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell Exploration and Production Co   (United States)

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EID: 39449099961     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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