Job mobility restriction mechanisms and appropriability in organizations: The mediating role of secrecy and lead time

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 359-366

  Delerue, Hélène ^a   Lejeune, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Lead time; Mobility restriction; Secrecy

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; LEADTIME;

INVESTMENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950022877     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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