Models of opportunity: How entrepreneurs design firms to achieve the unexpected

Models of Opportunity: How Entrepreneurs Design Firms to Achieve the Unexpected

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-308

  George, Gerard ^a   Bock, Adam J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84924105094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511984815     Document Type: Book

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