The red queen in organizational evolution

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. SUMMER, 1996, Pages 139-157

  Barnett, William P ^a   Hansen, Morten T ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Organizational ecology; Organizational evolution; Organizational learning; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

BANK SYSTEM; COMPETITION(ECONOMY); DYNAMIC MODEL; EVOLUTION; FAILURE RATE; FIRM STRATEGY; ILLINOIS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION; LEARNING;

UNITED STATES;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0030375607     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250171010     Document Type: Article

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