Target age and the acquisition of innovation in high-technology industries

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2076-2093

  Ransbotham, Sam ^a   Mitra, Sabyasachi ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition timing; Innovation; Mergers and acquisitions; Patents; Product development; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION COSTS; ACQUISITION DECISION; ACQUISITION PROGRAMS; ACQUISITION TIMING; ANALYTICAL MODEL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVENT STUDIES; GROWTH OPTIONS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PATENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY; UNCERTAINTY;

INNOVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; TIME MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 78649726084     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1100.1223     Document Type: Article

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