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Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration

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Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration. / Cepa, Katharina; Schildt, Henri.
In: Organization Science, Vol. 34, No. 1, 31.01.2023, p. 129-155.

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Cepa, K & Schildt, H 2023, 'Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration', Organization Science, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 129-155. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1566

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Cepa, K., & Schildt, H. (2023). Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration. Organization Science, 34(1), 129-155. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1566

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Cepa K, Schildt H. Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration. Organization Science. 2023 Jan 31;34(1):129-155. Epub 2022 Jan 25. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1566

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Cepa, Katharina ; Schildt, Henri. / Data-Induced Rationality and Unitary Spaces in Interfirm Collaboration. In: Organization Science. 2023 ; Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 129-155.

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