Using qualitative comparative analysis in strategic management research: An examination of combinations of industry, corporate, and business-unit effects

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 695-726

  Greckhamer, Thomas ^a,e   Misangyi, Vilmos F ^b   Elms, Heather ^c   Lacey, Rodney ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business unit performance; Firm performance; Qualitative comparative analysis; Strategy research

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649126475     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428107302907     Document Type: Article

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