Open innovation in Russian firms: An empirical investigation of technology commercialisation and acquisition

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-317

  Podmetina, Daria ^a   Väätänen, Juha ^a   Torkkeli, Marko T ^a   Smirnova, Maria M ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Open innovation; R D investments; Russia; Transition economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956290794     PISSN: 17510252     EISSN: 17510260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2011.040100     Document Type: Article

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