The Influence of Organizational Life Cycle on Environmental Proactivity and Competitive Advantage: A Dynamic Capabilities View

Organization and Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 212-230

  Primc, Kaja ^a   Čater, Tomaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; dynamic capabilities view; environmental proactivity; organizational life cycle

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84966473441     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026615584684     Document Type: Article

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