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Flexibility trap: a case analysis of U.S. and Japanese technological choice in the digital watch industry

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  • Numagami, Tsuyoshi, 1996. "Flexibility trap: a case analysis of U.S. and Japanese technological choice in the digital watch industry," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 133-162, January.
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