The moderating role of power asymmetry on the relationships between alliance and innovative performance in the high-tech industry

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1268-1279

  Wang, Chao Hung ^a  

^a LING TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alliance; Experience; Innovative performance; Learning; Power asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE; EXPERIENCE; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; POWER ASYMMETRY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INNOVATION;

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; LEARNING;

EID: 80051599448     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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