The paradox of resource vulnerability: Considerations for organizational curatorship

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 397-415

  Le Breton Miller, Isabelle ^a   Miller, Danny ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curatorship; Resource based view; Sustainable rents

Indexed keywords

PLANNING;

CURATORSHIP; MANAGING RESOURCES; PRIMARY FUNCTIONS; RESOURCE-BASED; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SUSTAINABLE RENTS; THREE CATEGORIES;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84921883980     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2220     Document Type: Review

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