Resource determinants of strategy and performance: The case of British exporters

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-647

  Beleska Spasova, Elena ^a   Glaister, Keith W ^b   Stride, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British exporters; Capabilities; Performance; Resources; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866178323     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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