Joint learning in R&D collaborations and the facilitating relational practices

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1167-1180

  Huikkola, Tuomas ^a   Ylimäki, Juho ^a   Kohtamäki, Marko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Joint learning; Relational capital; Relational dynamic capability; Relational investments; Relational structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886719889     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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