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Innovator or copycat?: pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs

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Innovator or copycat? pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs. / Walter, Sascha Gabriel.
In: Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2016, No. 1, 30.11.2017, p. 1-6.

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Walter, SG 2017, 'Innovator or copycat? pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs', Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2016, no. 1, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.24

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Walter, S. G. (2017). Innovator or copycat? pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.24

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Walter SG. Innovator or copycat? pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017 Nov 30;2016(1):1-6. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2016.24

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Walter, Sascha Gabriel. / Innovator or copycat? pre-entry innovation strategy and early performance of spin-outs. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017 ; Vol. 2016, No. 1. pp. 1-6.

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