How early implementations influence later adoptions of innovation: Social positioning and skill reproduction in the diffusion of robotic surgery

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 242-278

  Compagni, Amelia ^a   Mele, Valentina ^a   Ravasi, Davide ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84923770814     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.1184     Document Type: Article

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