Contractual Complexity and the Cognitive Load of R&D Alliance Contracts
β Scribed by John Hagedoorn; Geerte Hesen
- Book ID
- 111282464
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1740-1453
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