The cognitive analysis of competitive structures: A review and critique

Human Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 625-654

  Hodgkinson, Gerard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Competitive analysis; Managerial and organizational cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039860835     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679705000601     Document Type: Review

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