Understanding the timing of 'fast-second' entry and the relevance of capabilities in invention vs. commercialization

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-95

  Lee, Gwendolyn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability reconfiguration; Invention vs. commercialization; Timing of market entry

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; MARKETING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CAPABILITY RECONFIGURATION; EMERGING MARKETS; ENTRY TIMINGS; INITIAL ALIGNMENTS; INVENTION VS. COMMERCIALIZATION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; TIMING OF MARKET ENTRY;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 57749194207     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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