External knowledge sourcing: science, ma
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Cédric Schneider
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract This paper analyzes the choice between alternative sources of knowledge in patented inventions. Inventors can use scientific and/or market‐oriented sources of knowledge. We formally test whether these two types of knowledge acquisition are complementary or substitutable in the value of