Processes and practices of strategizing and organizing: Review, development, and the role of bridging and umbrella constructs

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 933-952

  Floyd, Steven W ^a   Cornelissen, Joep P ^b   Wright, Mike ^c   Delios, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 79958778271     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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