From vertical to horizontal inter-firm cooperation: Dynamic innovation in Japan's semiconductor industry

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-400

  Okada, Yoshitak ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competition; Cooperation; Japan; Semiconductor industry; Vertical horizontal inter and intra firm relations

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 47249098543     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380802116799     Document Type: Article

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