A configuration-based approach to integrating dynamic capabilities and market transformation in small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve firm performance

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 231-253

  Rice, John ^a,e   Liao, Tung Shan ^b   Galvin, Peter ^c,f   Martin, Nigel ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; firm performance; market transformation; organisational learning; organisational processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929070787     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242613495035     Document Type: Article

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