Why some firms never invest in formal R&D

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 759-779

  Cuervo Cazurra, Alvaro ^a   Annique Un, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge based view; R D investments; Real options theory; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEW; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEWS; REAL OPTIONS THEORY; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 77954516046     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.836     Document Type: Article

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