Learning-before-doing in the development of new process technology

Research Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1097-1119

  Pisano, Gary P ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0000650832     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(96)00896-7     Document Type: Article

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