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Determinants of Organizational Learning and Result Appropriation in R&D Cooperation

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This article aims at identifying and testing a set of determinants of learning and exploitation of scientific knowledge and technical skills in the context of cooperation covering R&D activities. A literature review on organizational learning and appropriation in R&D cooperation between firms enabled us to identify a common set of potential determinants.

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    Sabine Urban (Professor) (Professor)

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Ingham, M., Mothe, C. (1998). Determinants of Organizational Learning and Result Appropriation in R&D Cooperation. In: Urban, S. (eds) From Alliance Practices to Alliance Capitalism. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-82441-7_3

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