The threat of organizational downsizing on the innovative propensity of R&D professionals

R and D Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-34

  Bommer, Michael ^a   Jalajas, David S ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010983476     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00114     Document Type: Article

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