Information and competitive advantage: The rise of general motors

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 245-260

  Norton, Seth W ^a  

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EID: 0031521518     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467372     Document Type: Article

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