Changing with the times: An integrated view of identity, legitimacy, and new venture life cycles

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 383-409

  Fisher, Greg ^a   Kotha, Suresh ^b   Lahiri, Amrita ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84976260753     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0496     Document Type: Article

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