Technological Diversification Through Corporate Venture Capital Investments: Creating Various Options to Strengthen Dynamic Capabilities
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عنوان ژورنال: Industry and Innovation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1366-2716,1469-8390
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2015.1054128