Same as it ever was: The search for evidence of increasing hypercompetition

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-278

  McNamara, Gerry ^a   Vaaler, Paul M ^b   Devers, Cynthia ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercompetition; Performance stability; Sustainable advantage

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HYPERCOMPETITION; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITION;

EID: 0037369734     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.295     Document Type: Article

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