Managing liquidity in research-intensive firms: Signaling and cash flow effects of patents and alliance activities

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 659-678

  Levitas, Edward ^a   Mcfadyen, M Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Innovation management; Knowledge management; Liquidity management; Patents; R D strategies

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS; CAPITAL MARKETS; CASH FLOW; EMPIRICAL TEST; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; LIQUID ASSET; LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PATENTS; PRIMARY OUTPUTS; SIGNALING MECHANISMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LIQUIDS; MANAGEMENT; SIGNALING;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 67649921427     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.762     Document Type: Article

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