Alliances are not enough explaining rapid growth in biotechnology firms

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 737-750

  Niosi, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliances; Biotechnology; Canada; Performance; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867966927     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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