Competition and Social Influence: The Diffusion of the Sixth-Generation Processor in the Global Computer Industry

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1175-1210

  Bothner, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0344287173     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375200     Document Type: Review

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