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Competencies and firm performance: examining the causal ambiguity paradox

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  1. Esther Tippmann & Pamela Sharkey Scott & Vincent Mangematin, 2014. "Stimulating Knowledge Search Routines and Architecture Competences: The Role of Organizational Context and Middle Management," Post-Print hal-00864332, HAL.
  2. Franz W. Kellermanns, 2005. "Family Firm Resource Management: Commentary and Extensions," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 29(3), pages 313-319, May.
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  4. Uta Wilkens & Daniela Menzel & Peter Pawlowsky, 2004. "Inside the Black-box: Analysing the Generation of Core Competencies and Dynamic Capabilities by Exploring Collective Minds. An Oganisational Learning Perspective," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 15(1), pages 8-26.
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  10. Nazir Taj Nisha & Nishad Nawaz & Jayakumar Mahalakshmi & Vijayakumar Gajenderan & Islam Hasani, 2022. "A Study on the Impact of Sustainable Leadership and Core Competencies on Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Information Technology (IT) Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-12, June.
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  26. Driouchi, Tarik & So, Raymond H.Y. & Trigeorgis, Lenos, 2020. "Investor ambiguity, systemic banking risk and economic activity: The case of too-big-to-fail," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
  27. William B. Edgar & Chris A. Lockwood, 2021. "Corporate Core Competencies’ Essence, Contexts, Discovery, and Future: A Call to Action for Executives and Researchers," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(1_suppl), pages 21582440211, December.
  28. Sunil Ranjhan & Eeman Mallick (Basu), 2018. "Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Creating Competitive Advantage in Indian Health Care Industry: The Moderating Role of HR Practices," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 19(5), pages 1275-1289, October.
  29. Beleska-Spasova, Elena & Glaister, Keith W., 2013. "Intrafirm causal ambiguity in an international context," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(1), pages 32-46.
  30. Lino Cinquini & Cristina Campanale & Flavio Del Bianco & Chiara Oppi, 2021. "Un modello di performance management per mitigare il problema dell?ambiguit? nell?organizzazione della prevenzione collettiva: il caso della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia," MECOSAN, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(117), pages 77-109.
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  32. Emily Bacon & Michael D. Williams & Gareth H. Davies, 2023. "On the Combinatory Nature of Knowledge Transfer Conditions: A Mixed Method Assessment," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 25(3), pages 1039-1061, June.
  33. Prasoon Mani Tripathi & Varun Chotia & Umesh Solanki & Rahul Meena & Vinay Khandelwal, 2022. "Economic Value Added Research: Mapping Thematic Structure and Research Trends," Risks, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-19, December.
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  37. Mary J. Benner & Todd Zenger, 2016. "The Lemons Problem in Markets for Strategy," Strategy Science, INFORMS, vol. 1(2), pages 71-89, June.
  38. Mugera, Amin W., 2010. "Does Good Personnel Management Practices give Agribusiness Firms a Competitive Advantage?," 2010 Conference (54th), February 10-12, 2010, Adelaide, Australia 59105, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
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