The foundations of enterprise performance: Dynamic and ordinary capabilities in an (economic) theory of firms

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 328-352

  Teece, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84919687779     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2013.0116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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