Firms as Systems of Interdependent Choices

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1126-1140

  Siggelkow, Nicolaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79958839659     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2011.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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