The impact of open innovation on firm performance: The moderating effects of internal R&D and environmental turbulence

Technovation

Volumn 33, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 368-380

  Hung, Kuang Peng ^a   Chou, Christine ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental turbulence; External technology acquisition; External technology exploitation; Firm performance; Internal R D; Open innovation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TURBULENCES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; OPEN INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS; TECHNOLOGY EXPLOITATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; TURBULENCE;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84885176182     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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