Asset Stock Accumulation and the Sustainability of Competitive Advantage: Reply

Ingemar Dierickx
Ingemar Dierickx
INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France
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Karel Cool
Karel Cool
INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France
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Ingemar Dierickx

INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France

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Karel Cool

INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France

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Published Online:1 Dec 1989https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.35.12.1514

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Authors' reply to comments regarding their paper (Dierickx, I., K. Cool. 1989. Asset stock accumulation and the sustainability of competitive advantage. Management Sci.).

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