The two faces of learning by cooperating: The evolution and stability of inter-firm agreements in the European electronics industry

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-537

  Bureth, Antoine ^a   Wolff, Sandrine ^a   Zanfei, Antonello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collective assets; Commitment; Learning; Management of uncertainty; Transitory coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116171     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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