Strategizing through the capability lens: Sources and outcomes of integration

Management Decision

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-419

  Bitar, Jad ^a   Hafsi, Taïeb ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competences; Competitive advantage; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247142834     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740710745043     Document Type: Article

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