A paradox of alliance management: Resource contamination in the recorded music industry

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 607-624

  Gander, Jonathan ^a   Haberberg, Adrian ^b   Rieple, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547175209     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.463     Document Type: Article

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