Learning from supply-side agents: The impact of technology solution providers' experiential diversity on clients' innovation adoption

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-60

  Weigelt, Carmen ^a,c   Sarkar, M B ^b,d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62649170745     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.36461822     Document Type: Article

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