Integrative capability and technology adoption: Evidence from oil firms

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-342

  Woiceshyn, Jaana ^a   Daellenbach, Urs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 17744375665     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dth053     Document Type: Article

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