Network positioning and R&D activity: A study of Italian groups

R and D Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-48

  Filatotchev, Igor ^a   Piga, Claudio ^b   Dyomina, Natalya ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037998351     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00280     Document Type: Article

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