Navigating in the new competitive landscape: Building strategic flexibility and competitive advantage in the 21st century

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 22-42

  Hitt, Michael A ^a,b   Keats, Barbara W ^c,d   DeMarie, Samuel M ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Academy of Management

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Strategic Management Society

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 20944447734     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/ame.1998.1333922     Document Type: Article

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