Routines revisited: Exploring the capabilities and practice perspectives

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 413-453

  Parmigiani, Anne ^a   Howard Grenville, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 79960768270     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2011.589143     Document Type: Review

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