Exploring the origins of organizational paths: Empirical evidence from newly founded firms

Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1143-1167

  Gruber, Marc ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; New firms; Organizational paths; Organizational search

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955201393     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309341083     Document Type: Article

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