Environmental uncertainty and product-process life cycles: A multi-level interpretation of change over time

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 513-541

  St John, Caron H ^a,b   Pouder, Richard W ^b   Cannon, Alan R ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20444467564     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00349     Document Type: Article

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