When do acquisitions facilitate technological exploration and exploitation?

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 753-783

  Phene, Anupama ^a   Tallman, Stephen ^b   Almeida, Paul ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Exploitation; Exploration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859336761     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206310369939     Document Type: Article

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