Guest editors' introduction to the special issue: Why is there a resource-based view? Toward a theory of competitive heterogeneity

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 10 SPEC ISS., 2003, Pages 889-902

  Hoopes, David G ^a   Madsen, Tammy L ^b   Walker, Gordon ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Competitive heterogeneity; Resource based view; Resources; Strategy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE HETEROGENEITY; INTERFIRM PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE BASED VIEW;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141680360     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.356     Document Type: Article

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