Does pre-entry licensing undermine the performance of subsequent independent activities? Evidence from the global aerospace industry, 1944-2000

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 358-372

  Mulotte, Louis ^a   Dussauge, Pierre ^b   Mitchell, Will ^c,d  

^a Center for Research in Economics and Business Tilburg University   (Netherlands)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

causal ambiguity; experiential learning; licensing; new business entry; overconfidence

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES; BENEFITS AND COSTS; BUSINESS DOMAIN; CAUSAL AMBIGUITY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; MARKETS FOR TECHNOLOGY; NEW BUSINESS ENTRY; OVERCONFIDENCE;

MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING; PLANNING;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84872776639     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2003     Document Type: Article

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