Evaluating novelty: The role of panels in the selection of R&D PROJECTS

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 433-460

  Criscuolo, Paola ^a   Dahlander, Linus ^b   Grohsjean, Thorsten ^c   Salter, Ammon ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ESMT   (Germany)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85018256878     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2014.0861     Document Type: Article

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