The temporal effects of relative and firm-level absorptive capacity on interorganizational learning

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1154-1173

  Schildt, Henri ^a   Keil, Thomas ^b   Maula, Markku ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

absorptive capacity; alliance; interorganizational learning; patents; time

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ALLIANCE; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PATENTS; TIME;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84865068211     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1963     Document Type: Article

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