Dynamic capabilities, internationalization processes and performance

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-133

  Prange, Christiane ^a   Verdier, Sylvie ^b  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Exploitation; Exploration; Growth; Internationalization; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953074181     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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