Sluggish giants, sticky cultures, and dynamic capability transformation

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-78

  Majumdar, Sumit K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007067642     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(98)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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