Measuring strategy coherence through patterns of strategic choices

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 43-61

  Nath, Deepika ^a   Sudharshan, D ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

hospitals; strategic fit; strategic groups; Strategy coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542429148     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250150104     Document Type: Article

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