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R&D and foreign sales in Swedish multinationals: a simultaneous relationship?

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  • Fors, Gunnar & Svensson, Roger, 2002. "R&D and foreign sales in Swedish multinationals: a simultaneous relationship?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 95-107, January.
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