Alternative knowledge strategies, competitive environment, and organizational performance in small manufacturing firms

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-516

  Bierly III, Paul E ^a   Daly, Paula S ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447512716     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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