Multimarket Competition, Mobility Barriers, and Firm Performance

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 857-890

  Guedri, Zied ^a   Mcguire, Jean ^b  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955394458     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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