Interpretation and translation of industrial recipes: a study of strategic thinking in the Swedish construction industry

Strategic Change

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 445-457

  Östergren, Katarina ^a   Huemer, Lars ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 3042849568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1697(199912)8:8<445::AID-JSC448>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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