Structural differentiation and corporate venturing: The moderating role of formal and informal integration mechanisms

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-220

  Burgers, J Henri ^a,b   Jansen, Justin J P ^b   Van den Bosch, Frans A J ^b   Volberda, Henk W ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate venturing; Formal and informal integration mechanisms; Structural differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749088858     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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