Appropriating the value from innovation: Inimitability and the effectiveness of isolating mechanisms

R and D Management

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 420-434

  Lawson, Benn ^a   Samson, Danny ^b   Roden, Sinéad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867855133     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2012.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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