Conceptual translation: A metatheoretical program for the construction, critique, and integration of theory

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-46

  Albert, Stuart ^a   Anderson, Marc H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Conceptual translation; Creativity; Integration; Metaphor; Organizational change; Theory building

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249088623     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492609346727     Document Type: Article

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