Research methodology in strategic management: Past accomplishments and future challenges

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 643-658

  Ketchen Jr , David J ^a,d   Boyd, Brian K ^b   Bergh, Donald D ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Research methods; Strategic management; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649111957     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428108319843     Document Type: Article

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