Capability reconfiguration: An analysis of incumbent responses to technological change

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-174

  Lavie, Dovev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 31144432103     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2006.19379629     Document Type: Review

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