Acquisition as a means for external technology sourcing: Complementary, substitutive or both?

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-299

  Wagner, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Biotechnology; Complementary; Electronics; External; Software; Sourcing; Substitutive; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION; COMPLEMENTARY; EXTERNAL; SOURCING; SUBSTITUTIVE;

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80054954432     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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