Adapting to market liberalization: The role of dynamic capabilities, initial resource conditions, and strategic path choices in determining evolutionary fitness of Less Developed Country (LDC) firms

Journal of International Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-231

  Malik, Omar R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Firm strategies; Less Developed Country (LDC) domestic firms; Liberalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949093523     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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