The development of new products: The role of firm context and managerial cognition

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 607-621

  Plambeck, Nils ^a  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Corporate entrepreneurship; Firms' strategy and resourcest; Managerial cognition; Mediating relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864850686     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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