The Effect of Population-Level Learning on Market Entry: The American Automobile Industry

Social Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 307-326

  Sorenson, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001069242     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1999.0671     Document Type: Article

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