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New product introductions below aspirations, slack and R&D alliances: A behavioral perspective

Beverly B. Tyler, Turanay Caner

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A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
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Less Likely to Fail: Low Performance, Firm Size, and Factory Expansion in the Shipbuilding Industry Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2006

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CEO Ambivalence and Responses to Strategic Issues Nils Plambeck, Klaus Weber · 2009
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008
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