Environmental conditions at founding and organizational mortality: A trial-by-fire model

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1350-1377

  Swaminathan, Anand ^a  

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EID: 0030305350     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257002     Document Type: Article

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