Competitive dynamics, strategic consistency, and organizational survival

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-60

  Lamberg, Juha Antti ^a   Tikkanen, Henrikki ^b   Nokelainen, Tomi ^c   Suur Inkeroinen, Henri ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business history; Competitive dynamics; Industry evolution; Retail industry; Strategic consistency

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS HISTORY; COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; RETAIL INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC CONSISTENCY;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 58449123572     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.726     Document Type: Article

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