The impact of the supply chain on core competencies and knowledge management: Directions for future research

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-313

  Halley, Alain ^a   Nollet, Jean ^a   Beaulieu, Martin ^a   Roy, Jacques ^a   Bigras, Yvon ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core competencies; Network; Organisational learning; RBV; Resource based view; Supply chain integration; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CORE COMPETENCIES; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE; SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 72749121133     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.030160     Document Type: Article

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