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Real Options and Strategic Technology Venturing

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The following sections review the main literature on the topics of choice and decision making. The main theories are reviewed first, followed by some considerations that may provide different contexts and explanations for them.

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Sipp, C.M., Carayannis, E.G. (2013). Literature Review. In: Real Options and Strategic Technology Venturing. SpringerBriefs in Business, vol 31. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5814-2_2

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