Chief executive scanning emphases, environmental dynamism, and manufacturing firm performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 725-744

  Garg, Vinay K ^a   Walters, Bruce A ^b   Priem, Richard L ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO; Dynamism; Manufacturing; Performance; Scanning

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISM; MANUFACTURING FIRM PERFORMANCE;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042343635     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.335     Document Type: Article

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