Technological capabilities and the decision to outsource/outsource offshore R&D services

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-277

  Martinez Noya Andrea A ^a   Garcia Canal Esteban E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intellectual property rights; R D offshore outsourcing; R D outsourcing; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955992664     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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