Corporate entrepreneurship activities through strategic alliances: A resource-based approach toward competitive advantage

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-142

  Teng, Bing Sheng ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846091128     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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