Aging, obsolescence, and organizational innovation

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-112

  Sørensen, Jesper B ^a   Stuart, Toby E ^a  

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EID: 0034146855     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2666980     Document Type: Article

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