A test of the resource-based model using baseball free agents

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 585-614

  Poppo, Laura ^a   Weigelt, Keith ^b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034369657     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105864000567972     Document Type: Article

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