Modularity in technology and organization

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization - Tập 49 Số 1 - Trang 19-37 - 2002
Richard N. Langlois1
1Department of Economics, The University of Connecticut, 341 Mansfield Road, U63 Storrs, CT 06269-1063, USA

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