The rate and potential of capability development trajectories

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-75

  Rockart, Scott F ^a   Dutt, Nilanjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

capabilities; experience; investment banking; organizational learning; professional services

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION;

CAPABILITIES; EXPERIENCE; INVESTMENT BANKING; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES;

TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 84918833902     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2202     Document Type: Article

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