Determinants of absorptive capacity: Contrasting manufacturing vs services enterprises

R and D Management

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 466-483

  Chang, Ching Hsun ^a   Chen, Yu Shan ^b   Lin, Ming Ji James ^c  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84921941421     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12086     Document Type: Article

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