Technological activities and their impact on the financial performance of the firm: Exploitation and exploration within and between firms

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 869-882

  Belderbos, Rene ^a   Faems, Dries ^b   Leten, Bart ^b   Van Looy, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; EXPLOITATION AND EXPLORATIONS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MARKET VALUES; PANEL DATA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MACHINERY;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79957450106     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2010.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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