Rivalry through alliances: Competitive Strategy in the Global Telecommunications Market

European Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 317-331

  Chan Olmsted, Sylvia ^a   Jamison, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Competitive advantage; Globalization; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000459832     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(01)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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