Effects of search timing on innovation: The value of not being in sync with rivals

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 593-625

  Katila, Riitta ^a   Chen, Eric L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Halozyme Therapeutics   (United States)

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EID: 51549115974     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.53.4.593     Document Type: Article

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