African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Competitive advantage in the Brazilian telecommunications market: An analysis founded upon the resource-based view in the post-privatization period

Rodolfo Ribeiro
  • Rodolfo Ribeiro
  • Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil.
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Belmiro do Nascimento João
  • Belmiro do Nascimento João
  • Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil.
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Alexander Homenko Neto
  • Alexander Homenko Neto
  • Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil.
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Edison Fernandes Polo
  • Edison Fernandes Polo
  • Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil.
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Caio Flavio Stettiner
  • Caio Flavio Stettiner
  • Centro Universitário Senac, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 08 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 22 July 2014
  •  Published: 14 August 2014

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