Strategic alliances for environmental adaptation: The support of virtual networks

Utilizing Information Technology in Developing Strategic Alliances Among Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 242-280

  Camisón, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-893-2.ch011     Document Type: Chapter

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