Innovative competence, exploration and exploitation: The influence of technological diversification

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 492-507

  Quintana García, Cristina ^a   Benavides Velasco, Carlos A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Exploration; Invention; Patent data; Technological diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION;

EXPLOITATION; INVENTION; PATENT DATA; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; TECHNOLOGY BASE;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 40649119184     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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