Towards a model of dynamic capabilities in innovation-based competitive strategy: Insights from project-oriented service firms

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1251-1263

  Salunke, Sandeep ^a   Weerawardena, Jay ^b   McColl Kennedy, Janet R ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Dynamic capabilities; Project oriented service firms; Service entrepreneurship; Service innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955232417     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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