Collaborative technology strategies and innovation in family firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 8-27

  Pittino, Daniel ^a   Visintin, Francesca ^a   Bau, Massimo ^b   Mazzurana, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Exploration; External technology sourcing; Family firms; Innovation; Small to medium sized enterprises; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881246619     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2013.055226     Document Type: Article

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