On the evolutionary and Behavioral Theories of organizations: A tentative roadmap

Organization Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 491-502

  Dosi, Giovanni ^a   Marengo, Luigi ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioral Theory; Embeddedness; Evolutionary theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149104963     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1070.0279     Document Type: Article

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