Learning by doing and the locus of innovative capability in biotechnology research

Organization Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1683-1700

  Jain, Amit ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Experience based learning; Innovation; Innovative capability; Knowledge management; Learning curves; Organizational learning; Organizational memory; Productivity; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888419250     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2013.0821     Document Type: Article

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