The mirroring hypothesis: Theory, evidence, and exceptions

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 709-738

  Colfer, Lyra J ^a   Baldwin, Carliss Y ^b  

^a Broadway Technology   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOFTWARE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84994070628     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtw027     Document Type: Article

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