The role of resource flexibility in leveraging strategic resources

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1098-1125

  Combs, James G ^a   Ketchen Jr , David J ^b   Ireland, R Duane ^c   Webb, Justin W ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954998583     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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