Hybrids in hollywood: A study of the production and performance of genre-spanning films

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1427-1450

  Hsu, Greta ^a   Negro, Giacomo ^b   Perretti, Fabrizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870509562     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts011     Document Type: Article

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