Network Characteristics and Patenting in Biotechnology, 1990-2006

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1892-1927

  Demirkan, Irem ^a   Demirkan, Sebahattin ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biotechnology industry; collaboration networks; endogeneity; innovation; network characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867067602     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311408319     Document Type: Article

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