Competitive strategies and firm performance: A comparative analysis of pure, hybrid and 'stuck-in-the-middle' strategies in Spanish firms

British Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 508-523

  Pertusa Ortega, Eva M ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a   Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 73849106254     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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