The effect of environmental dynamism on returns to inventory leanness

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 347-356

  Eroglu, Cuneyt ^a   Hofer, Christian ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Environmental dynamism; Firm performance; Innovation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISMS; FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELING; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; UNCERTAINTY; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTISES; MODERATING EFFECT;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 84907284251     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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