Navigating the competitive landscape: The drivers and consequences of competitive aggressiveness

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 858-877

  Ferrier, Walter J ^a  

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EID: 0035536258     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069419     Document Type: Article

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