The Problem with Dispersed Knowledge: Firms in Theory and Practice
1993; Wiley; Volume: 46; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1467-6435.1993.tb00499.x
ISSN1467-6435
Autores Tópico(s)Private Equity and Venture Capital
ResumoKyklosVolume 46, Issue 4 p. 569-587 The Problem with Dispersed Knowledge: Firms in Theory and Practice ALANSON P. MINKLER, ALANSON P. MINKLER Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, U-63, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. I thank FRED CARSTENSEN, MEIDN COSGEL, RICHARD LANGLOIS, and TOM MICELI for helpful discussions and comments. Views and remaining errors are my own.Search for more papers by this author ALANSON P. MINKLER, ALANSON P. MINKLER Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, U-63, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. I thank FRED CARSTENSEN, MEIDN COSGEL, RICHARD LANGLOIS, and TOM MICELI for helpful discussions and comments. 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