The concept of routines: Some clarifications

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-262

  Becker, Markus C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heuristics; Recurrent action patterns; Routines; Rules

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 15944419112     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei031     Document Type: Article

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