Organization capability: creating competitive advantage
Tags: ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness; COMPETITIVE advantage; HUMAN capital -- Management; MARRIOTT Corp.; PERSONNEL management; INDUSTRIAL organization -- Management; INTELLECTUAL capital -- Management; CORPORATE culture; EMPLOYEE motivation -- Management; EMPLOYEE empowerment
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