Crossing the organizational species barrier: How venture capital practices infiltrated the information technology sector

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 976-998

  Gaba, Vibha ^a,c   Meyer, Alan D ^b  

^a INSEAD ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c INSEAD   (Singapore)

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EID: 56649120390     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.34789671     Document Type: Article

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