Export growth and path-dependence: The locking-in of innovations in the software industry

India in the Global Software Industry: Innovation, Firm Strategies and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 51-82

  D'Costa, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84996844565     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781403943842     Document Type: Chapter

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