Entry barriers: A dull-, one-, or two-edged sword for incumbents? Unraveling the paradox from a contingency perspective

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Han, Jin K ^a   Kim, Namwoon ^c   Kim, Hong Bumm ^b  

^a Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035624896     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.65.1.1.18133     Document Type: Review

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