Role of knowledge in value creation in business nets

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 985-1007

  Möller, Kristian ^a   Svahn, Senja ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b NONE

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EID: 33745315592     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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