A firm's competence development through its network of exchange relationships

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 574-599

  Awuah, Gabriel Baffour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Core competences; Networks; Relationship marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442328775     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006193     Document Type: Article

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