Utilizing the firm's resources: How TMT heterogeneity and resulting faultlines affect TMT tasks

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1656-1674

  Ndofor, Hermann Achidi ^a   Sirmon, David G ^b   He, Xiaoming ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

competitive actions; resource management; technological resources; TMT faultlines; TMT heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

COMPETITIVE ACTIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES; TMT FAULTLINES; TMT HETEROGENEITY;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84942981604     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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