Knowledge creation capability, absorptive capacity, and product innovativeness

R and D Management

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 473-485

  Su, Zhongfeng ^a   Ahlstrom, David ^b   Li, Jia ^a   Cheng, Dejun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84886285943     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12033     Document Type: Article

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