Capabilities, structure and strategies re-examined: Incumbent firms and the emergence of Complex Product Systems (CoPS) in mature industries

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-196

  Hardstone, G A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Printing; Product complexity; Strategy; Structure

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PUBLISHING;

EID: 3042685024     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320410001682883     Document Type: Article

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