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Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business

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Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business. / Ge, Bingbing; De Massis, Alfredo; Kotlar, Josip.
In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 46, No. 1, 01.01.2022, p. 223-251.

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Ge, B, De Massis, A & Kotlar, J 2022, 'Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business', Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 223-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211046547

APA

Ge, B., De Massis, A., & Kotlar, J. (2022). Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 46(1), 223-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211046547

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Ge B, De Massis A, Kotlar J. Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 2022 Jan 1;46(1):223-251. Epub 2021 Oct 5. doi: 10.1177/10422587211046547

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Ge, Bingbing ; De Massis, Alfredo ; Kotlar, Josip. / Mining the Past : History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business. In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 2022 ; Vol. 46, No. 1. pp. 223-251.

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