Which iron cage? Endo- and exoisomorphism in corporate venture capital programs

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 477-505

  Souitaris, Vangelis ^a   Zerbinati, Stefania ^a   Liu, Grace ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ACNielsen   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84860531732     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2009.0709     Document Type: Article

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