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Research Article

Vertical integration: a real options approach

Nicos Koussisa Department of Business Administration, Frederick University Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusView further author information
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Florina Silaghib Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellatera, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2758-2764 | Published online: 28 Jul 2022

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