Dynamic capabilities as context: The role of decision, system and structure

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1205-1223

  Kay, Neil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77955240759     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtq028     Document Type: Article

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