An empirical investigation of dynamic capabilities in managing strategic flexibility in manufacturing organizations

Management Decision

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1442-1461

  Singh, Doordarshi ^a   Oberoi, Jaspreet Singh ^a   Ahuja, Inderpreet Singh ^b  

^a BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Flexible organizations; India; Innovative capabilities; Manufacturing flexibility; Manufacturing industries; New product flexibility; Strategic flexibility; Strategic management; Supply chain flexibility; Supply chain management; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884518700     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MD-05-2012-0332     Document Type: Article

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