Competing through innovation in network markets: Strategies for challengers

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-377

  Sheremata, Willow A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 3142735986     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2004.13670986     Document Type: Article

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