Strategy making AS iterated processes of resource allocation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. SUMMER, 1996, Pages 159-192

  Noda, Tomo ^a   Bower, Joseph L ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New business development; Resource allocation; Role of top managers; Strategy and evolution; Strategy process

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DYNAMIC MODEL; EVOLUTION; FIRM STRATEGY; ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0030364125     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250171011     Document Type: Article

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