Innovation and internationalization as growth strategies: The role of technological capabilities and appropriability

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 508-520

  Kyläheiko, Kalevi ^a   Jantunen, Ari ^a   Puumalainen, Kaisu ^a   Saarenketo, Sami ^a   Tuppura, Anni ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Growth strategy; Innovation; Internationalization; Penrose; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960171835     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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