A Capability Perspective on Relationship Ending and Its Impact on Product Innovation Success and Firm Performance

Long Range Planning

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 184-199

  Zaefarian, Ghasem ^a   Forkmann, Sebastian ^a   Mitręga, Maciej ^a   Henneberg, Stephan C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION; MANAGERIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PRODUCT INNOVATION; RESOURCE DEPENDENCES; STRATEGY RESEARCH;

INNOVATION;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE USE;

IRAN;

EID: 84955487173     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: 18731872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2015.12.023     Document Type: Article

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