Interacting locally and evolving globally: A computational approach to the dynamics of organizational populations

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1287-1321

  Lomi, Alessandro ^a   Larsen, Erik R ^a  

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EID: 0030305357     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257000     Document Type: Review

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