Market orientation and R and D effectiveness in high-technology firms: An empirical investigation in the biotechnology industry

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-320

  De Luca, Luigi M ^a   Verona, Gianmario ^b   Vicari, Salvio ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER ORIENTATION; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION PROCESS; INTER-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION; KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION; MAIN EFFECT; MARKET ORIENTATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL INTEGRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPETITION; COMPUTER CRIME; INNOVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

COMMERCE;

EID: 77949884787     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2010.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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