• DocumentCode
    2425660
  • Title

    Strategic capabilities in the aerospace industry: a three-country perspective

  • Author

    Lefebvre, Louis A. ; Lafebvre, E. ; Harvey, Jean

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Math. & Ind. Eng., Ecole Polytech., Montreal, Que., Canada
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    27-31 Jul 1997
  • Firstpage
    975
  • Lastpage
    978
  • Abstract
    The paper draws heavily on two complementary approaches namely strategic benchmarking and “fit as profile deviation” to demonstrate that the degree of adherence to an ideal profile of critical technological and managerial capabilities has a positive impact on the performance of aerospace subcontractors. This is investigated from a three-country perspective
  • Keywords
    aerospace industry; outsourcing; research and development management; strategic planning; aerospace industry; aerospace subcontractor performance; critical managerial capabilities; critical technological capabilities; fit as profile deviation; strategic benchmarking; strategic capabilities; three-country perspective; Aerospace industry; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Engineering management; Industrial engineering; Mathematics; Paper technology; Subcontracting; Switches; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3574-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1997.653754
  • Filename
    653754