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- Katrin Hussinger, 2012. "Absorptive capacity and post-acquisition inventor productivity," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 37(4), pages 490-507, August.
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Keywords
M&As; absorptive capacity; inventor productivity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
- O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EFF-2010-11-13 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-INO-2010-11-13 (Innovation)
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