Operational capabilities: Hidden in plain view

Business Horizons

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-256

  Flynn, Barbara B ^a   Wu, Sarah Jinhui ^b   Melnyk, Steven ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952012272     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2010.01.001     Document Type: Note

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