How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity

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How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity. / Roscoe, Philip; Discua Cruz, Allan ; Howorth, Carole.
In: Business History, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2013, p. 53-72.

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Roscoe, P, Discua Cruz, A & Howorth, C 2013, 'How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity', Business History, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 53-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2012.687540

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Roscoe, P., Discua Cruz, A., & Howorth, C. (2013). How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity. Business History, 55(1), 53-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2012.687540

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Roscoe P, Discua Cruz A , Howorth C. How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity. Business History. 2013;55(1):53-72. Epub 2012 Aug 1. doi: 10.1080/00076791.2012.687540

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Roscoe, Philip ; Discua Cruz, Allan ; Howorth, Carole. / How does an old firm learn new tricks? a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity. In: Business History. 2013 ; Vol. 55, No. 1. pp. 53-72.

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