Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

18 p.

Publication Date

2003

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Journal of Management

Source ISSN

0149-2063

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1016/S0149-2063(03)00026-6

Abstract

Technological innovation often results when the resources of a small firm are combined with those of a large one. This is because small and large firms characteristically possess complementary resources whose combination can facilitate innovation success. The possession of complementary innovation-producing resources by small and large firms helps explain patterns of interaction among firms in dynamic, technology-based industries. Propositions are developed that outline how typical resources of small and large firms can be used to explain industry-level phenomena surrounding technological change.

Comments

Published version. Journal of Management, Vol. 29, No. 4 (2003): 589-606. DOI. © 2003 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

David R. King was affiliated with the Air Force Pentagon at the time of publication.

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