Industry, management capabilities and firms' competitiveness: An empirical contribution

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 265-281

  Molina, Miguel Acosta ^a   Del Pino, Idaira Barrios ^a   Rodriguez, Alicia Correa ^a  

^a Campus de Guajara   (Spain)

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EID: 13244255479     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1148     Document Type: Review

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