Comparing the resource-based and relational views: Knowledge transfer and spillover in vertical alliances

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 913-941

  Mesquita, Luiz F ^a   Anand, Jaideep ^b   Brush, Thomas H ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Competitive advantage; Knowledge transfer; Relational view; Resource based view; Spillover

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ALLIANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; RELATIONAL VIEW; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SPILLOVER;

EDUCATION;

EID: 50849114877     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.699     Document Type: Article

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