Paying attention to real options

R and D Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-72

  Barnett, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 13744249885     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2005.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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