Absorptive Capacity and Firm Performance in SMEs: The Mediating Influence of Strategic Alliances

European Management Review - Tập 8 Số 3 - Trang 137-152 - 2011
Tessa Christina Flatten1, Greta Greve1, Malte Brettel1
1RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

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