New ventures' collaborative linkages and innovation performance: Exploring the role of distance

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 26-41

  Bolívar Ramos, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

collaborative linkages; geographical distance; innovation; institutional distance; new ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017167009     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jmo.2017.13     Document Type: Article

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