Exploitative learning and entrepreneurial orientation alignment in emerging young firms: Implications for market and response performance

British Journal of Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-375

  Hughes, Mathew ^a   Hughes, Paul ^b   Morgan, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36148959393     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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