Udinese Calcio soccer club as a talents factory: Strategic agility, diverging objectives, and resource constraints

European Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 319-336

  Di Minin, Alberto ^a   Frattini, Federico ^b   Bianchi, Mattia ^c   Bortoluzzi, Guido ^d   Piccaluga, Andrea ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business model innovation; Case study; Intangible assets; Italy; Sport management; Strategic agility; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897628898     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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