When does scientist recruitment affect technological repositioning?

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 873-896

  Tzabbar, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 70350337400     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.44632853     Document Type: Article

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