Do strategic groups differ in reputation?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1195-1214

  Ferguson, Tamela D ^a   Deephouse, David L ^b   Ferguson, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain consensus; Mobility barriers; Reputation; Strategic group identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012660942     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0266(200012)21:12<1195::AID-SMJ138>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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