Evaluating and developing resource-based operations strategy for competitive advantage: An exploratory study of Finnish high-tech manufacturing industries

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1019-1037

  Liu, Yang ^a   Liang, Liting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Operations strategy; Resource based strategy; Sense and respond (S R); Sustainable competitive advantage (SCA)

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; MANUFACTURE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; OPERATIONS STRATEGIES; RESOURCE-BASED STRATEGIES; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATIONS; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84913607170     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.932936     Document Type: Article

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