Alliance activity as a dynamic capability in the face of a discontinuous technological change

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1213-1232

  Anand, Jaideep ^a   Oriani, Raffaele ^b   Vassolo, Roberto S ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Interfirm alliances; Technological discontinuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350308343     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0502     Document Type: Article

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