Strategic renewal of organizations

Organization Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-293

  Agarwal, Rajshree ^a   Helfat, Constance E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dynamic capability; Innovation; Market entry; Strategic renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350413251     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0423     Document Type: Article

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