Title :
Innovation by acquisition
Author_Institution :
Interdisciplinary Telecommun. Dept., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Innovation by acquisition is an increasingly important strategy for innovation in established high technology firms. After describing the background for innovation in small and large firms, a model for innovation by acquisition and the roles of established firms, entrepreneurial firms, and investors is developed, and evidence presented suggesting increasing application of the model.
Keywords :
innovation management; entrepreneurial firms; established firms; high technology firms; innovation acquisition; investors; large firms; small firms; Econometrics; Economic indicators; Government; Innovation management; Investments; Monopoly; Productivity; Protection; Research and development; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2002. IEMC '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7385-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2002.1038450
