The role of the competitive environment in studies of strategic alignment: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 567-580

  Cao, Qing ^a   Baker, Jeff ^b   Hoffman, James J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

business strategy; competitive advantage; meta analysis; operations strategy; strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS STRATEGY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; META-ANALYSIS; OPERATIONS STRATEGIES; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

COMPETITION; RESEARCH;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84859964201     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.538742     Document Type: Article

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