The coevolution of rent appropriation and capability development

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 711-733

  Coff, Russell W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability development; Competitive advantage; Stakeholder view

Indexed keywords

CO-EVOLUTION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; FIXED POINTS; INTEGRATE PROPERTY; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; VALUE CREATION;

COMPETITION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 77954529024     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.844     Document Type: Article

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