The effect of internal and external technology sourcing on firm performance throughout the technology life cycle

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1013-1028

  Stolwijk, Claire C M ^a   Vanhaverbeke, Wim P M ^b,c,d,g   Ortt, J Roland ^a   Pieters, Michiel W ^e   den Hartigh, Erik ^a,f   van Beers, Cees ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^d Department Management School Vlerick Leuven ^*  (Belgium)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

innovative performance; market performance; strategic alliance; technology life cycle; technology sourcing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING; PANEL DATA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84867557850     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2012.723687     Document Type: Article

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