A good riddance? Spin-offs and the technological performance of parent firms

Organization Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 979-992

  McKendrick, David G ^a   Wade, James B ^b   Jaffee, Jonathan ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate demography; Entrepreneurship; Environmental fitness; Identity; Organizational change; Organizational ecology; Reputation; Spin offs; Structural inertia

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949092009     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0480     Document Type: Article

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