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Competitive strategy revisited: contested concepts and dynamic capabilities

Stuart D. Green School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Po Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Graeme D. Larsen School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Po Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW, UK
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Chung‐Chin Kao School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Po Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW, UK
Pages 63-78 | Received 01 Mar 2007, Accepted 30 Aug 2007, Published online: 27 Jul 2010

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