Networks and competitive advantage: A synthesis and extension

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-145

  Pillai, Kishore Gopalakrishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Competitive advantage; Connectedness; Control; Network theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249135081     PISSN: 0965254X     EISSN: 14664488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09652540600659756     Document Type: Article

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