Generational technological change: Effects of innovation and local rivalry on performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1185-1217

  Lawless, Michael W ^a   Anderson, Philip C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030305355     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256996     Document Type: Article

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