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Creating a strategic capabilities architecture

William R. King
- 01 Jan 1995 - 
- Vol. 12, Iss: 1, pp 67-69
TLDR
A strategic capabilities architecture is the primary basis for a firm's sustainable competitive advantage and when managers think in terms of such an architecture, the creation of new information systems, training programs, capital projects, and management approaches becomes more focused and has greater impact.
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A strategic capabilities architecture is the primary basis for a firm's sustainable competitive advantage. When managers think in terms of such an architecture, the creation of new information systems, training programs, capital projects, and management approaches becomes more focused and has greater impact.

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How Does Enterprise Architecture Add Value to Organisations

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An Exploration of Enterprise Architecture Research

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A General Dynamic Capability: Does it Propagate Business and Social Competencies in the Retail Food Industry?*

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Developing a framework for analyzing IS sourcing

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Building Consistent Formal Specification for the Service Enterprise Agility Foundation

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The performance measurement manifesto.

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