The next generation: Technology adoption and integration through internal competition in new product development

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-41

  Taylor, Alva ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Cognition; Evolutionary processes; Innovation; Learning; New product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953753806     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1080.0399     Document Type: Article

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