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Near-Term Liability of Exploitation: Exploration and Exploitation in Multistage Problems

Christina Fang, Daniel A. Levinthal

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A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard M. Cyert, James G. March · 1963
Imitation of Complex Strategies Jan W. Rivkin · 2000
Richard M. Cyert & James G. March, A Behavioral Theory of The Firm, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1963, 332 s. Erik Johnsen · 1964
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