Reviewing a Generalized Darwinist Approach to Studying Socio-economic Change

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-235

  Breslin, Dermot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955901020     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2010.00293.x     Document Type: Review

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