Competitive strategy, environmental scanning and performance: A context specific analysis of their relationship

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-33

  Kumar, Kamalesh ^a   Subramanian, Ram ^b   Strandholm, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71949087102     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb047413     Document Type: Article

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