A typology of networks: Flexible and evolutionary firms

Research Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-428

  Belussi, Fiorenza ^a   Arcangeli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0001068023     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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