In search of alliance-level relational capabilities: Balancing innovation value creation and appropriability in R&D alliances

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-286

  Capaldo, Antonio ^a   Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation management; Interorganizational capabilities; Relational capabilities; Search span; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051586567     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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