Partner geographic and organizational proximity and the innovative performance of knowledge-creating alliances

European Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-84

  Capaldo, Antonio ^a   Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

joint patents; partner selection; proximity; strategic R D alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898875564     PISSN: 17404754     EISSN: 17404762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emre.12024     Document Type: Article

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