Frequent incremental change, organizational size, and mortality in high-technology competition

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 613-639

  McKendrick, David G ^a   Wade, James B ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FIRM SIZE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MORTALITY RISK; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 77955723029     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtp045     Document Type: Article

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