How do multinational companies leverage technological competencies? Moving from single to interdependent explanations

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 801-822

  Hansen, Morten T ^a   Løvås, Bjørn ^b  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International management; Organizational capabilities; Social networks; Synergy; Technology transfers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; SOCIAL NETWORKS; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

EID: 4043176364     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.413     Document Type: Article

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