Relative capacity: Retaining knowledge outside a firm's boundaries

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-212

  Lichtenthaler, Ulrich ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; External knowledge retention; Knowledge networks; Open innovation; Organizational boundaries

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DATA MINING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE RETENTION; INTER-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE RETENTION; OPEN INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50349087801     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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