Orchestrating R&D networks: Absorptive capacity, network stability, and innovation appropriability

European Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 552-563

  Hurmelinna Laukkanen, Pia ^b   Olander, Heidi ^a   Blomqvist, Kirsimarja ^a   Panfilii, Victoria ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Knowledge protection; Knowledge sharing; Networks; Orchestration; R D; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869871534     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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