A behavioral resource-based view of the firm: The synergy of cyert and March (1963) and Penrose (1959)

Organization Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 478-490

  Pitelis, Christos N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral theory of the firm; Conflict; Excess resources; Innovation; Resource based view; Slack

Indexed keywords

EID: 51049108480     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0244     Document Type: Article

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