The role of appropriability in sustaining competitive advantage - An electronic auction system case study

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-152

  Atkins, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Competitive advantage; Electronic auction; Innovation diffusion; Stakeholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013334871     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(98)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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