The influence of an integration strategy on competitive capabilities and business performance: An exploratory study of consumer products manufacturers

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-456

  Rosenzweig, Eve D ^a   Roth, Aleda V ^b   Dean Jr , James W ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive capabilities; Empirical research; Manufacturing strategy; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH;

PLANT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038481055     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(03)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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