The relevance of the ‘dynamic capabilities’ perspective in low-tech sectors

Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-Tech Industries

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 138-165

  Protogerou, Aimilia ^a   Caloghirou, Yannis D ^a   Karagouni, Glykeria ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

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EID: 84958620781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781783472048.00015     Document Type: Chapter

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