Network resource combinations in the international venturing of small biotech firms

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-36

  Tolstoy, Daniel ^a   Agndal, Henrik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotech; International venture; Network; Resource combination; Small firms

Indexed keywords

BIOTECH FIRMS; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CUSTOMERBASE; FOREIGN MARKETS; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; INTERNATIONAL VENTURES; NETWORK RESOURCE; NEW PRODUCT; PRODUCT VENTURES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SMALL FIRM;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 71549125545     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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