Death hurts, but it isn't fatal: The postexit diffusion of knowledge created by innovative companies

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 446-467

  Hoetker, Glenn ^a   Agarwal, Rajshree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 34248578220     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2007.24634858     Document Type: Article

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