Realizing the promise of E-business: Developing and leveraging electronic partnering options

California Management Review

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 60-83

  Chatterjee, Debabroto Dave ^a   Segars, Albert H ^a   Watson, Richard T ^a  

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EID: 33748425736     PISSN: 00081256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41166361     Document Type: Article

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