How knowledge assets lead to a sustainable competitive advantage: Are organizational capabilities a missing link

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-355

  Moustaghfir, Karim ^a  

^a AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Knowledge assets; Knowledge dynamics; Organizational capabilities; Organizational routines; Sustainable competitive advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049143940     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2009.26     Document Type: Article

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