Business model renewal and ambidexterity: Structural alteration and strategy formation process during transition to a Cloud business model

R and D Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-340

  Khanagha, Saeed ^a   Volberda, Henk ^a   Oshri, Ilan ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900807075     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12070     Document Type: Article

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