Actions speak louder than modes: Antecedents and implications of parent implementation capabilities on business unit performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 457-485

  Parmigiani, Anne ^a   Holloway, Samuel S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

capabilities; corporate strategy; governance choice; resource based view; strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITIES; CORPORATE STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE CHOICE; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79953051783     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.920     Document Type: Article

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