The technological competencies of the world's largest firms: Complex and path-dependent, but not much variety

Research Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-156

  Patel, Pari ^a   Pavitt, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000948518     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(97)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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