Why is management an evolutionary science? An interview with Sidney G. Winter

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 344-354

  Augier, Mie ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary and behavioral theory; RAND Corporation; Theory of the firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144496961     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492605279939     Document Type: Review

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