Change in the presence of fit: The rise, the fall, and the renaissance of Liz Claiborne

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 838-857

  Siggelkow, Nicolaj ^a  

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EID: 0035536264     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069418     Document Type: Article

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