Building better causal theories: A fuzzy set approach to typologies in organization research

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-420

  Fiss, Peer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79955593175     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2011.60263120     Document Type: Article

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