Overcoming the false dichotomy between internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition: Absorptive capacity dynamics over time

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 57-65

  Denicolai, Stefano ^a   Ramirez, Matias ^b   Tidd, Joe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Knowledge assets; Listed companies; Technology sourcing

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; EXTERNAL SOURCES; KNOWLEDGE ASSETS; OPEN INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY SOURCING; TRANSACTION COST ANALYSIS;

COMMERCE;

ABSORPTION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84951990356     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.11.025     Document Type: Article

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