In search of margin for business networks: The European Patent Office

European Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-182

  Delporte Vermeiren, Dominique ^a   Vervest, Peter ^a   Van Heck, Eric ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business networks; Case study; European Patent Office; Information and communication technology; Key performance indicators; Margin improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642333877     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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