Competitive Groups as Cognitive Communities: The Case of Scottish Knitwear Manufacturers Revisited

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 646-664

  Porac, Joseph F ^a   Thomas, Howard ^b   Baden Fuller, Charles ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79953044227     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00988.x     Document Type: Article

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