How capability differences, transaction costs, and learning curves interact to shape vertical scope

Organization Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-326

  Jacobides, Michael G ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industry evolution; Learning curves; Productive capabilities; Transaction costs; Vertical scope

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449119314     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1070.0312     Document Type: Article

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