Pull the plug or take the plunge: Multiple opportunities and the speed of venturing decisions in the australian mining industry

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 130-155

  Bakker, Rene M ^a   Shepherd, Dean A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016015186     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.1165     Document Type: Article

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