Competitive strategies and firm performance: Technological capabilities' moderating roles

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1273-1281

  Ortega, María José Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive strategies; Moderating effect; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958196263     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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