Persistence of, and Interrelation Between, Horizontal and Vertical Technology Alliances

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1812-1834

  Belderbos, René ^a   Gilsing, Victor ^b   Lokshin, Boris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

alliance portfolios; horizontal alliances; persistence and interrelation of alliance strategies; persistence of strategic collaboration; technological innovation; vertical alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867090638     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206310386962     Document Type: Article

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