Transforming entrepreneurial posture into a superior first product market position via dynamic capabilities and TMT prior start-up experience

Industrial Marketing Management - Tập 68 - Trang 95-105 - 2018
Hormoz Ahmadi1, Aron O'Cass2
1Peter Faber Business School, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney 2060, Australia
2Department of Marketing and Management, Macquarie University, Australia

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