Evolutionary perspectives on strategy

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. SUMMER, 1996, Pages 5-19

  Barnett, William P ^a   Burgelman, Robert A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational evolution; Strategic evolution; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODEL; EVOLUTION; FIRM STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0030371625     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250171003     Document Type: Review

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