Unravelling appropriability mechanisms and openness depth effects on firm performance across stages in the innovation process

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 120, Issue , 2017, Pages 252-260

  Stefan, Ioana ^a   Bengtsson, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appropriability mechanisms; Depth of collaboration; Efficiency; Exploitation; Exploration; External search; Innovation performance; Innovation phases; Intellectual property protection mechanisms; Novelty; Openness; Paradox of disclosure; Types of partners

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EFFICIENCY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

APPROPRIABILITY MECHANISMS; DEPTH OF COLLABORATION; EXPLOITATION; EXTERNAL SEARCH; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; NOVELTY; OPENNESS; PARADOX OF DISCLOSURE; TYPES OF PARTNERS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING;

EUROPE;

EID: 85017525129     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.03.014     Document Type: Article

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