Dual focus in exploration and exploitation: the strategic path to sustainable competitive advantage
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عنوان ژورنال: World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1741-2242,1741-2234
DOI: 10.1504/wrstsd.2009.031842