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A configuration perspective of absorptive capacity in environmental management practice

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A configuration perspective of absorptive capacity in environmental management practice. / Soetanto, Danny; Huang, Shuangfa; Jack, Sarah et al.
In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, 03.03.2024, p. 408-422.

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Soetanto D, Huang S, Jack S, Mahmud M. A configuration perspective of absorptive capacity in environmental management practice. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 2024 Mar 3;36(3):408-422. Epub 2022 Feb 9. doi: 10.1080/09537325.2022.2034781

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Soetanto, Danny ; Huang, Shuangfa ; Jack, Sarah et al. / A configuration perspective of absorptive capacity in environmental management practice. In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 2024 ; Vol. 36, No. 3. pp. 408-422.

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