Cooperation with competitors and product innovation: Moderating effects of technological capability and alliances with universities

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-209

  Wu, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Co opetition; Emerging market; Product innovation; R D collaboration; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897614326     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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