How Do Value Creation and Competition Determine Whether a Firm Appropriates Value?

Glenn MacDonald
Glenn MacDonald
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Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Michael D. Ryall
Michael D. Ryall
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Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Glenn MacDonald

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Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

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Michael D. Ryall

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Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

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Published Online:1 Oct 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1030.0152

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Glenn MacDonald, Michael D. Ryall, (2004) How Do Value Creation and Competition Determine Whether a Firm Appropriates Value?. Management Science 50(10):1319-1333.

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