The open kimono: How Intel balances trust and power to maintain platform leadership

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1300-1312

  Perrons, Robert K ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Shell Exploration and Production Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Intel; Inter firm relationships; Platform leadership; Power; Trust

Indexed keywords

INTEL; INTER-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS; PLATFORM LEADERSHIP; POWER; TRUST;

RESEARCH;

EID: 68949173908     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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