Technological capabilities and firm performance: The case of small manufacturing firms in Japan

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-428

  Isobe, Takehiko ^a   Makino, Shige ^b   Montgomery, David B ^c,d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Dynamic capability; Resource based view; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249115797     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-008-9098-z     Document Type: Article

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