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Original Articles

Inter-Firm Technological Cooperation: Effects Of Absorptive Capacity, Firm-Size And Specialization

Pages 253-271 | Received 20 Jun 1997, Accepted 21 Sep 1998, Published online: 28 Jul 2006

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