Navigating in a hypercompetitive environment: The roles of action aggressiveness and TMT integration

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1410-1430

  Chen, Ming Jer ^a   Lin, Hao Chieh ^b   Michel, John G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive dynamics; hypercompetition; temporary advantage; top management teams

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; HYPERCOMPETITION; ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS; PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS; TEMPORARY ADVANTAGE; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS;

DYNAMICS; ECONOMICS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 78249237875     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.891     Document Type: Article

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