Geographic scope, isolating mechanisms, and value appropriation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 695-713

  Kim, Minyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

financial performance; geographic scope; innovation output; isolating mechanisms; value appropriation

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

ECONOMIC RETURNS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE; MODERATING EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; VALUE APPROPRIATION; VALUE CREATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84945205261     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2356     Document Type: Article

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