Building understanding in strategy research: The importance of employing consistent terminology and convergent measures

Strategic Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-200

  Hill, Aaron D ^a   Kern, David A ^b   White, Margaret A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861857959     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127012445239     Document Type: Article

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