Resource interaction in inter-organizational networks: Foundations, comparison, and a research agenda

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 266-276

  Baraldi, Enrico ^a   Gressetvold, Espen ^b   Harrison, Debbie ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TRONDHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^c BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Inter organizational networks; Inter organizational relationships; Resource combinations; Resource interaction; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855502633     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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