External technology sourcing: The effect of uncertainty on governance mode choice

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-80

  van de Vrande, Vareska ^a   Vanhaverbeke, Wim ^b   Duysters, Geert ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

External and relational uncertainty; External technology sourcing; Governance modes; Real options theory; Transaction cost theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149120954     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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