Complementary or contradictory? The effects of structural holes and status on innovation

Innovation: Organization and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 393-406

  Kim, Tohyun ^a   Park, Kisang ^b   Kim, Eunjung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungji Publications   (South Korea)

Author keywords

innovation; patent; status; strategic alliance; Structural holes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048097198     PISSN: 14479338     EISSN: 22040226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14479338.2018.1478733     Document Type: Article

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