A real options perspective of platform investments in service firms: An application in the nursing home industry

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-129

  Davis, Jullet A ^a   Marino, Louis ^a   Aaron, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Innovation; Nursing homes; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249162073     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10553180610742755     Document Type: Article

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