Uncertainty, flexibility, and sustained competitive advantage

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 484-494

  Dreyer, Bent ^a   Grønhaug, Kjell ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342327430     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(02)00315-6     Document Type: Article

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