Alliance portfolio diversity, radical and incremental innovation: The moderating role of technology management

Technovation

Volumn 33, Issue 6-7, 2013, Pages 234-246

  Oerlemans, L A G ^a,b   Knoben, J ^c   Pretorius, M W ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alliance portfolio; Innovation; Portfolio diversity; Technology management

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE PORTFOLIO; MODERATING EFFECT; PERFORMANCE EFFECT; PORTFOLIO DIVERSITY; RADICAL AND INCREMENTAL INNOVATIONS; RADICAL INNOVATION; ROLE OF TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876975684     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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