Signal Strength, Media Attention, and Resource Mobilization: Evidence from New Private Equity Firms
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عنوان ژورنال: Academy of Management Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0001-4273,1948-0989
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.0356