Collaborative innovation in family firms: Past research, current debates and agenda for future research

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 137-156

  Feranita, Feranita ^a   Kotlar, Josip ^a   De Massis, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a Lancaster University Management School   (United Kingdom)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alliance; Collaborative innovation; Family firms; Innovation; Literature review; Open innovation; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029625299     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.07.001     Document Type: Article

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