Intermediary services in the markets for technology: Organizational antecedents and performance consequences

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1003-1035

  Lichtenthaler, Ulrich ^a   Ernst, Holger ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intermediaries; Intermediation; Licensing; Markets for knowledge; Markets for technology; Open innovation; Technology brokers; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249116979     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840608090531     Document Type: Article

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