Learning, Knowledge Transfer, and Technology Implementation Performance: A Study of Time-to-Build in the Global Semiconductor Industry

Robert Salomon
Robert Salomon
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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012
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Xavier Martin
Xavier Martin
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CentER and Department of Organization and Strategy, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Robert Salomon

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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012

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Xavier Martin

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CentER and Department of Organization and Strategy, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

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Published Online:1 Jul 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1080.0866

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