A strategy-as-practice approach to strategy research and education

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-286

  Jarzabkowski, Paula ^a   Whittington, Richard ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Relevance; Social theories of practice; Strategy theory; Strategy as practice; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149111211     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492608318150     Document Type: Review

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