Opening strategy: Evolution of a precarious profession

British Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 531-544

  Whittington, Richard ^a   Cailluet, Ludovic ^b   Yakis Douglas, Basak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 84860405523     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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