Strategic Momentum: How Experience Shapes Temporal Consistency of Ongoing Innovation

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1855-1890

  Turner, Scott F ^a   Mitchell, Will ^b,c   Bettis, Richard A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

capabilities; experience; innovation; routines; strategic momentum; temporal consistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885139609     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312458704     Document Type: Article

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