Key factors affecting acquisition of technological capabilities from foreign acquiring firms by small and medium sized local firms

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Park, Byung Il ^a   Ghauri, Pervez N ^b  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; International acquisitions; Korea; SME; Technology acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953126429     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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