The impact of R&D-specific factors on the attractiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises as partners vis-à-vis alliance formation in large emerging economies

R and D Management

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  De Mattos, Claudio ^a   Burgess, Thomas F ^b   Shaw, Nicky E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84871005951     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2012.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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