Raising rivals' costs through political strategy: An extension of resource-based theory

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 707-724

  McWilliams, Abagail ^a   Van Fleet, David D ^a   Cory, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0036661195     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00308     Document Type: Article

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