Export strategy: A dynamic capabilities perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-502

  Knudsen, Thorbjørn ^a   Madsen, Tage Koed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Evolutionary economics; Export performance; Export strategy; Internationalization; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036887591     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(01)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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