The constituents of core competencies and firm performance: Evidence from high-technology firms in china

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-280

  Wang, Yonggui ^a,d   Lo, Hing Po ^b   Yang, Yongheng ^c  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Guan Yuan Apartment   (China)

Author keywords

Core competencies; Environmental turbulence; Firm performance; High technology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC MATERIALS;

CORE COMPETENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TURBULENCE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY;

CORE ANALYSIS;

EID: 9944257979     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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