Knowledge Integration in Inter-firm R&D Collaboration: How do Firms Manage Problems of Coordination and Cooperation?

Knowledge Integration and Innovation: Critical Challenges Facing International Technology-Based Firms

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Johansson, Mattias ^a   Axelson, Mattias ^b   Enberg, Cecilia ^a   Tell, Fredrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inter firm partnerships; Knowledge contingencies; Knowledge integration; Knowledge based theory; R D collaboration; Relationship factors; Transaction costs economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920135157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693924.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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