Managing Culture as a Competitive Resource: An Identity-Based View of Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 191-211

  Fiol, C Marlene ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84970255964     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014920639101700112     Document Type: Article

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