Understanding the relational dynamic capability-building process

Strategic Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 93-117

  Donada, Carole ^a   Nogatchewsky, Gwenaelle ^b   Pezet, Anne ^c  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^c HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

alliances; automobile industry; building process; dynamic capabilities; longitudinal case study; relational capabilities; supplier management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964770217     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127015615286     Document Type: Article

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