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Intra-system competition and innovation in the international videogame industry

Helmut M DietlInstitute for Research in Business Management (IfbF) Chair for Services and Operations Management University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
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Susanne RoverInternational Institute of Management Chair for Business Administration, especially SME University of Flensburg Flensburg, Germany
Pages 158-169 | Received 31 Jul 2003, Accepted 28 Aug 2003, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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