The changing boundaries of the firm: Empirical evidence from the aircraft engine industry

The Economics and Management of Technological Diversification

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 234-261

  Prencipe, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909244544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203642030     Document Type: Chapter

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