Is Cooperation with Competitors a Good Idea? An Example in Practice

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 532-560

  Peng, Tzu Ju Ann ^a   Pike, Stephen ^b   Yang, Johnson Chung Hsin ^c   Roos, Göran ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Intellectual Capital Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Sinon Co   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84869845362     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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