Creative action as a dynamic strategy: Using imagination to improve strategic solutions in unstable environments

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-56

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^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031604451     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(97)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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