Crossing the great divide of strategic entrepreneurship: Transitioning between exploration and exploitation

Business Horizons

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 469-479

  Ireland, R Duane ^a   Webb, Justin W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Exploitation; Exploration; Strategic entrepreneurship; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049148358     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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