Shaping strategy as a structuration process

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 621-650

  Jarzabkowski, Paula ^a,b,c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Advanced Institute of Management

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EID: 51549105371     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2008.33664922     Document Type: Article

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