An empirical test of the resource-based theory: Strategic regulation in the Dutch audit industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 549-569

  Maijoor, Steven ^a   Van Witteloostuijn, Arjen ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Audit industry; Resource based theory; Strategic regulation

Indexed keywords

NETHERLANDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUDIT; BUSINESS MODEL; EMPIRICAL MODEL; FIRM STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL FIRM;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030363706     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199607)17:7<549::aid-smj827>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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