Centrifugal and centripetal forces in radical new product development under time pressure

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 389-408

  Sheremata, Willow A ^a  

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EID: 0034343167     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2000.3312925     Document Type: Article

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