Quo vadis, dynamic capabilities? A content-analytic review of the current state of knowledge and recommendations for future research

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 390-439

  Schilke, Oliver ^a   Hu, Songcui ^a   Helfat, Constance E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85045092628     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/annals.2016.0014     Document Type: Article

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