Networking under uncertainty: Concepts and research agenda

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 956-962

  Ford, David ^a   Mouzas, Stefanos ^b  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abilities; Coping; Interaction; Networking; Networks; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955324059     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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