Knowledge Maturity and the Scientific Value of Innovations: The Roles of Knowledge Distance and Adoption

Journal of Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 503-533

  Capaldo, Antonio ^a   Lavie, Dovev ^b   Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

geographical distance; innovation; knowledge adoption; knowledge maturity; technological distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009460387     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206314535442     Document Type: Article

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