The evolution of alliance portfolios: The case of Unisys

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 763-809

  Lavie, Dovev ^a   Singh, Harbir ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84861841620     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtr058     Document Type: Article

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