The diffusion of management innovations: The possibilities and limitations of memetics

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1324-1348

  O'Mahoney, Joseph ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36849031703     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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