Theories of economic organization: The case for realism and balance

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-72

  Moran, Peter ^a   Ghoshal, Sumantra ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0030528999     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1996.9602161565     Document Type: Article

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