Changing routines: A process model of vicarious group learning in pharmaceutical R & D

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-61

  Bresman, Henrik ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 84879656620     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0725     Document Type: Article

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