Knowledge is not enough: Organisational attention and replication strategies

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 831-847

  Brock, David M ^a   Yaniv, Eyal ^a  

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CORPORATE STRATEGY; KNOWLEDGE; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 34748864842     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701570461     Document Type: Article

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