Exclusivity in licensing alliances: Using hostages to support technology commercialization

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-186

  Somaya, Deepak ^a   Kim, Youngjun ^b   Vonortas, Nicholas S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alliances; complementary assets; contractual hazards; hostages; licensing

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCES; COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS; CONTRACTUAL HAZARDS; HOSTAGES; LICENSING;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 78650031415     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.883     Document Type: Article

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