Managing strategic nets: A capability perspective

Marketing Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-234

  Möller, Kristian ^a   Svahn, Senja ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

business networks; dynamic capabilities; interorganizational networks; strategic nets; value nets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990381019     PISSN: 14705931     EISSN: 1741301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14705931030032002     Document Type: Article

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