Fit by founding, fit by adaptation: reconciling conflicting organization theories with logical formalization

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-360

  Péli, Gábor ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 65249142326     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.36982643     Document Type: Review

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