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Service Absorptive Capacity: Its Evolution and Implications for Innovation

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  • Bertha Jimenez
  • Bojan Angelov
  • Bharat Rao

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  • Bertha Jimenez & Bojan Angelov & Bharat Rao, 2012. "Service Absorptive Capacity: Its Evolution and Implications for Innovation," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 3(2), pages 142-163, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:3:y:2012:i:2:p:142-163
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-011-0078-z
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