Investing in capabilities: The dynamics of resource allocation

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-117

  Coen, Corinne A ^a   Maritan, Catherine A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Computer simulation; Dynamic capabilities; Factor market; Investment; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851503716     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0524     Document Type: Article

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