Dynamic capabilities as patterns of organizational change: An empirical study on transforming a firm’s resource base

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 213-231

  Sune, Albert ^a   Gibb, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Change orchestration; Change patterns; Dynamic capabilities hierarchy; Goal development; Grounded theory; Teleological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927766937     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JOCM-01-2015-0019     Document Type: Article

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