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Counter-knowledge and realised absorptive capacity. / Cegarra-Navarro, Juan-Gabriel; Eldridge, Stephen; Wensley, Anthony.
In: European Management Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2, 04.2014, p. 165-176.

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Cegarra-Navarro, J-G, Eldridge, S & Wensley, A 2014, 'Counter-knowledge and realised absorptive capacity', European Management Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2013.05.005

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Cegarra-Navarro, J.-G., Eldridge, S., & Wensley, A. (2014). Counter-knowledge and realised absorptive capacity. European Management Journal, 32(2), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2013.05.005

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Cegarra-Navarro JG, Eldridge S, Wensley A. Counter-knowledge and realised absorptive capacity. European Management Journal. 2014 Apr;32(2):165-176. doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.05.005

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Cegarra-Navarro, Juan-Gabriel ; Eldridge, Stephen ; Wensley, Anthony. / Counter-knowledge and realised absorptive capacity. In: European Management Journal. 2014 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 165-176.

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