Exploration and exploitation: The different impacts of two types of Japanese business group network on firm innovation and global learning

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-181

  Zhang, Yanli ^a   Cantwell, John ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

business groups; exploration and exploitation; global learning; innovation and R and D; Interfirm networks; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955647640     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2011.7     Document Type: Article

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