Core complementarities of the corporation: Organization of an innovating firm

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 351-365

  Leiponen, Aija ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 25444431508     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1232     Document Type: Article

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