The complementarities and contextualities of corporate R&D strategies: An empirical analysis of Korean manufacturing industry

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-333

  Choi, Donghyuk ^a   Lee, Sungki ^b   Kim, Yeonbae ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Intellectual Property   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Commissioned R D; Complementarity; Contextuality; In house R D; Joint R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865557255     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2012.18.3.311     Document Type: Article

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