The linkage between strategic groups and firm performance: An analysis of intergroup and intragroup differences

Management Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-89

  Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a   Quer Ramón, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 84993076977     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15365430480000503     Document Type: Article

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