Geographic co-location of partners and rivals: Implications for the design of R&D alliances

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 945-965

  Ryu, Wonsang ^a   McCann, Brian T ^b   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 85049848910     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.0416     Document Type: Article

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