How platform leaders win

Journal of Business Strategy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Hidding, Gezinus J ^a   Williams, Jeff ^b   Sviokla, John J ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Diamond Management and Technology Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Competitive strategy; Management strategy; Networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952288859     PISSN: 02756668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02756661111109752     Document Type: Article

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