“Lifeblood knowledge”: Dynamic relational capabilities (DRC) and knowledge for firm innovativeness and competitive advantage

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 7-16

  WeissenbergerEibl, Marion ^a   Schwenk, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Innovation; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049114984     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683040910961162     Document Type: Article

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