Open innovation and firm performance: The mediating role of social capital

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-194

  Rass, Matthias ^a   Dumbach, Martin ^a   Danzinger, Frank ^b   Bullinger, Angelika C ^c   Moeslein, Kathrin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY IISB   (Germany)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84900297001     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caim.12028     Document Type: Article

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