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Konsynski, B., Tiwana, A. (2005). Spontaneous Collaborative Networks. In: Vervest, P., van Heck, E., Pau, LF., Preiss, K. (eds) Smart Business Networks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26694-1_6

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