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Should the wheel be reinvented?: Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure

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Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure. / Bulawa, Nicole; Mason, Katy; Jacob, Frank.
In: Journal of Business Research, Vol. 185, 114826, 31.12.2024.

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Bulawa, N, Mason, K & Jacob, F 2024, 'Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure', Journal of Business Research, vol. 185, 114826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114826

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Bulawa, N., Mason, K., & Jacob, F. (2024). Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure. Journal of Business Research, 185, Article 114826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114826

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Bulawa N, Mason K, Jacob F. Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure. Journal of Business Research. 2024 Dec 31;185:114826. Epub 2024 Aug 28. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114826

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Bulawa, Nicole ; Mason, Katy ; Jacob, Frank. / Should the wheel be reinvented? Market-referencing in the electric vehicle market charging infrastructure. In: Journal of Business Research. 2024 ; Vol. 185.

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