An environmental perspective on diversification: The effects of chemical relatedness and regulatory sanctions

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-115

  Diestre, Luis ^a   Rajagopalan, Nandini ^b  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79952589704     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.59215087     Document Type: Article

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