Interfirm collaboration as a modernization strategy: A survey of case studies

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-74

  Kingsley, Gordon ^a   Klein, Hans K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 54649085132     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02511618     Document Type: Review

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