Types of R&D collaborations and process innovation: The benefit of collaborating upstream in the knowledge chain

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 138-153

  Un, C Annique ^a   Asakawa, Kazuhiro ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COLLABORATION PARTNER; CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION MECHANISMS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEWS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

CHAINS;

EID: 84914155832     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12229     Document Type: Article

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