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- 13
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 367-386
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- 292
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Ove Granstrand,
Sören Sjölander
(1990).
The acquisition of technology and small firms by large firms.
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
, 13
(3)
, 367-386.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-2681(90)90006-y
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- 10.1016/0167-2681(90)90006-y