Wearing different hats: How absorptive capacity differs in open innovation

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 703-731

  Newey, Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; inbound and outbound; open innovation; process research; suppliers and customers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956477026     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919610002830     Document Type: Article

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