Open or Closed? Technology Sharing, Supplier Investment, and Competition

Bin Hu
Bin Hu
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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Ming Hu
Ming Hu
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Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6, Canada
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Yi Yang
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Yi Yang
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School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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Bin Hu

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Ming Hu

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Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6, Canada

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Yi Yang

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Yi Yang

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School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China

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Published Online:18 Jan 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2016.0598

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