Measuring the effect of M&A on patenting quantity and quality

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 336-346

  Valentini, Giovanni ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

innovation; M A; patents; R D; technological performance

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL DEVICES; PATENTS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INNOVATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84855472436     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.946     Document Type: Review

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