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Product and process flexibility in an innovative environment

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1995
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Athey, S., & Schmutzler, A. (1995). Product and process flexibility in an innovative environment. RAND Journal of Economics, 26(4), 557–574. https://doi.org/10.2307/2556006

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This article studies several attributes of a firm's long-run decisions about organizational structure, attributes that affect the firm's short-run innovative activity. We focus on flexibility, which lowers the future costs of implementing innovations, and research capabilities, which improve the future opportunities for innovation. We consider two dimensions of innovation: demand-enhancing (product) and cost-reducing (process). These two types of innovation are complementary in terms of increasing the firm's net revenue in the short r

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26

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4

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557

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574

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English

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1995

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2012-02-15

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0741-6261

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Athey, S., & Schmutzler, A. (1995). Product and process flexibility in an innovative environment. RAND Journal of Economics, 26(4), 557–574. https://doi.org/10.2307/2556006

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