The resource-advantage theory of competition: Dynamics, path dependencies, and evolutionary dimensions

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 107-114

  Hunt, Shelby D ^a   Morgan, Robert M ^a  

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EID: 0030502842     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1251905     Document Type: Article

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