The evolutionary perspective on organizational change and the theory of the firm

The Evolutionary Foundations of Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 339-364

  Witt, Ulrich ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 46849118444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492297.010     Document Type: Chapter

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