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22 - Characteristics of Innovation-Driven Interfirm Alliances, 1957–2006

Analysis and Research Directions

from Part VIII - Innovation Networks and Alliances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2019

Farok J. Contractor
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Jeffrey J. Reuer
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder
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Frontiers of Strategic Alliance Research
Negotiating, Structuring and Governing Partnerships
, pp. 370 - 389
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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