The power of combinative capabilities: Facilitating the outcome of frequent innovation in pharmaceutical R&D projects

Project Management Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-80

  Biedenbach, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combinative capabilities; Dynamic capabilities; Multiproject capabilities; Pharmaceutical innovation; Project capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955965975     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20221     Document Type: Article

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