2019 Innovation & change

How does inconsistent negative performance feedback affect the R&D investments of firms? A study of publicly listed firms

David Diwei Lv, Weihong Chen, Hang Zhu, Hailin Lan

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Risk abatement as a strategy for R&D investments in family firms Pankaj C. Patel, James J. Chrisman · 2013
A comparison of alternative measures of organizational aspirations Philip Bromiley, Jared D. Harris · 2013
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Positional rigidity: low performance and resource acquisition in large and small firms Henrich R. Greve · 2010
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