Shifting grounds: How industry emergence changes the effectiveness of knowledge creation strategies - the case of the US automotive airbag industry

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-19

  Fixson, Sebastian K ^a   Lee, Won Hee ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

industry life cycle; knowledge management; patents; R D; search processes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862927410     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2012.643557     Document Type: Article

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