Technological performance and alliances over the industry life cycle: Evidence from the ASIC industry

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 556-573

  Vanhaverbeke, Wim ^a   Belderbos, Réne ^b   Duysters, Geert ^b   Beerkens, Bonnie ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPETITION; LIFE CYCLE;

INDUSTRY LIFE CYCLES; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPITAL; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84930584844     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12253     Document Type: Article

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