The simplicity of competitive repertoires: An empirical analysis

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 419-439

  Miller, Danny ^a,b   Chen, Ming Jer ^c  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Graduate School of Business   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive repertoires; Competitive simplicity; Competitive strategy; Managerial cognition; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

COMPETITION(ECONOMY); COMPETITIVITY; EMPIRICAL METHOD; FIRM STRATEGY; LEARNING; MARKETING POLICY; SIMPLICITY;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030352710     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199606)17:6<419::AID-SMJ818>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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