Innovations and value creation in major league baseball, 1860-2000

Business History

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-438

  Chacar, Aya S ^a   Hesterly, William ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 3242806747     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007679042000219184     Document Type: Article

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