A new perspective on a fundamental debate: A multilevel approach to industry, corporate, and business unit effects

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 571-590

  Misangyi, Vilmos F ^a   Elms, Heather ^b   Greckhamer, Thomas ^c   Lepine, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business unit performance; Corporate strategy; Firm performance; Multilevel methods

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS UNIT PERFORMANCE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; MULTILEVEL METHODS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646549624     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.530     Document Type: Review

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