The birth and growth of Toshiba's laptop and notebook computers: A case study in Japanese corporate venturing

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 507-529

  Abetti, Pier A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0031281853     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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