International R&D service outsourcing by technology-intensive firms: Whether and where?

Journal of International Management - Tập 18 - Trang 18-37 - 2012
Andrea Martinez-Noya1, Esteban Garcia-Canal1, Mauro F. Guillen2
1University of Oviedo, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Avda. del Cristo s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain
2University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, 212 Lauder-Fischer Hall, 256 South 37th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6330, USA

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