The paradox of openness: Appropriability, external search and collaboration

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 867-878

  Laursen, Keld ^a,b   Salter, Ammon J ^c  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriability strategy; Breadth of openness; Competitor collaboration; Innovation; Innovation collaboration

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION;

APPROPRIABILITY; BREADTH OF OPENNESS; COMPETITOR COLLABORATION; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; INNOVATION STRATEGY; INNOVATIVE IDEAS; OPEN INNOVATION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84899638265     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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