Plays nice with others? Multiple ecosystems, various roles and divergent engagement models

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 960-974

  Bosch Sijtsema, Petra M ^a   Bosch, Jan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

business ecosystems; high tech industry; innovation; strategy

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INNOVATION; META-ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; PLANNING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84938418834     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2015.1038231     Document Type: Article

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