The Effects of Culture and Structure on Strategic Flexibility during Business Model Innovation

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-305

  Bock, Adam J ^a   Opsahl, Tore ^b   George, Gerard ^b   Gann, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business model innovation; Capabilities; CEO; Global; Strategic flexibility; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856757950     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2011.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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