Control of intellectual assets in client relationships: Implications for innovation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1371-1394

  Leiponen, Aija ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Business services; Innovation; Intellectual property rights; Knowledge; Property rights theory; Supply relationships

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BUSINESS SERVICES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE; PROPERTY RIGHTS THEORY; SUPPLY RELATIONSHIPS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 57349121956     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.715     Document Type: Article

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