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Goal Selection Internally and Externally: A Behavioral Theory of Institutionalization

Henrich R. Greve, Daphne Teh

International Journal of Management Reviews

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Innovators and imitators: Organizational reference groups and adoption of organizational routines Silvia Massini, Arie Y. Lewin, Henrich R. Greve · 2005
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A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
Momentum and Organizational Risk Taking: Evidence from the National Football League David W. Lehman, Jungpil Hahn · 2012

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