Revisiting the role of the environment in the capabilities-financial performance relationship: A meta-analysis

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1154-1173

  Karna, Amit ^a   Richter, Ansgar ^b   Riesenkampff, Eberhard ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

dynamic capabilities; environmental dynamism; firm performance; meta analysis; ordinary capabilities

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISMS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; META ANALYSIS; ORDINARY CAPABILITIES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84928978393     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2379     Document Type: Article

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