Strategy and structure in context: Universalism versus institutional effects

Organization Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-627

  Galan, Jose I ^a   Sanchez Bueno, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Context; Corporate strategy; Organizational structure; Universalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449570876     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840609104802     Document Type: Article

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