An empirical research on the patterns and influencing factors of strategy formation processes

Frontiers of Business Research in China

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-218

  Li, Yugang ^a   Hu, Junlian ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clustering analysis; Strategy; Strategy formation; Strategy formation processes; Strategy making

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749117139     PISSN: 16737326     EISSN: 16737431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11782-008-0012-9     Document Type: Article

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