How the alliance pie is split: Value appropriation by each partner in cross-border technology transfer alliances

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 535-547

  Contractor, Farok J ^a   Woodley, James A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances and joint ventures; Inter firm technology transfer; Risk return tradeoffs; Value appropriation from alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930027275     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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