What Factors Affect the Persistence of an Innovation Advantage?

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1097-1127

  Madsen, Tammy L ^a   Leiblein, Michael J ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Persistence; Resource stocks; Superior profits; Temporary advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945922405     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12154     Document Type: Article

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