Exploring the edges of theory-practice gap: Epistemic cultures in strategy-tool development and use

Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-247

  Moisander, Johanna ^a   Stenfors, Sari ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemic culture; Management tools; Sociology of technology; Strategic management; Strategy as practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449092819     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508408100476     Document Type: Article

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