The challenges of radical innovation in Iran: Knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity highlights — Evidence from a joint venture in the construction sector

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 122, Issue , 2017, Pages 151-169

  Scaringella, Laurent ^a   Burtschell, François ^b  

^a RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

^b Freyssinet Office   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Construction; Innovation; Joint venture; Knowledge; SECI model

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE; JOINT VENTURES; KNOWLEDGE; SECI MODEL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; JOINT VENTURE; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

IRAN;

EID: 84945964760     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.09.013     Document Type: Article

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