How open is too open? The mitigating role of appropriation mechanisms in R&D cooperation settings

R and D Management

Volumn 46, Issue , 2016, Pages 1113-1128

  Veer, Theresa ^a   Lorenz, Annika ^b,c   Blind, Knut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 84991773707     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12232     Document Type: Article

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