Determinants of alliance portfolio complexity and its effect on innovative performance of companies

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 570-585

  Duysters, Geert ^a   Lokshin, Boris ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE FORMATION; COMMUNITY INNOVATION SURVEYS; COMPLEXITY MEASURES; DEGREE OF COMPLEXITY; EMPIRICAL MODEL; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY; IN-LINE; INFLECTION POINTS; INFORMATION SOURCES; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; INNOVATIVENESS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MARGINAL COSTS; NETHERLANDS; NEW PRODUCT; NON-LINEAR IMPACT; NOVEL INFORMATION; RESEARCH CENTER; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79955819851     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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