Founding conditions, learning, and organizational life chances: Age dependence revisited

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-126

  le Mens, Gaël ^a   Hannan, Michael T ^b   Pólos, László ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960514521     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2011.56.1.095     Document Type: Article

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