Finding the threshold: A configurational approach to optimal distinctiveness

Journal of Business Venturing - Tập 33 - Trang 493-512 - 2018
Brent McKnight1, Charlene Zietsma2
1DeGroote School of Business, DSB 210, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
2Smeal College of Business, Office 416, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

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