Incremental and radical innovation in coopetition-the role of absorptive capacity and appropriability

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 154-169

  Ritala, Paavo ^a   Hurmelinna Laukkanen, Pia ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; APPROPRIABILITY; CO-OPETITION; COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION; CROSS INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EXTERNAL SOURCES; FINNISH; INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; INCREMENTAL INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MARKET OPPORTUNITIES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RADICAL INNOVATION; SUCCESS FACTORS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871534685     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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