Patterns in the diffusion of strategies across organizations: Insights from the innovation diffusion literature

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-114

  O'Neill, Hugh M ^a   Pouder, Richard W ^a   Buchholtz, Ann K ^a  

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EID: 0032353810     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.192963     Document Type: Article

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