Challenges to existing strategy theory in a postindustrial society

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 755-773

  Løwendahl, Bente ^a   Revang, Øivind ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Postindustrial; Strategic management research; Strategy; Strategy paradigms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000700535     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199808)19:8<755::aid-smj968>3.3.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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