The gloomy side of embeddedness: The effects of overembeddedness on inter-firm partnership formation

Advances in Strategic Management

Volumn 25, Issue , 2008, Pages 503-530

  Hagedoorn, John ^a   Frankort, Hans T W ^a  

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EID: 49749101669     PISSN: 07423322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-3322(08)25014-X     Document Type: Review

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