The antecedents of open business models: An exploratory study of incumbent firms

R and D Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-188

  Frankenberger, Karolin ^a   Weiblen, Tobias ^a   Gassmann, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84897666597     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12040     Document Type: Article

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