Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior

This study develops and operationalizes a behavioral forward-looking search model by incorporating prospect theory, organizational risk literature, and the logic of the behavioral theory of the firm. With recognition of the bounded rationality of decision makers and the goal-directed, rule-based nat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Organization Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. - 19(2008), 4, Seite 609-622
1. Verfasser: Chen, Wei-Ru (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Organization Science
Schlagworte:Search Backward looking Forward looking Behavioral theory of the firm Information science Business Behavioral sciences Economics Mathematics