Phenomenon-based research in management and organisation science: When is it rigorous and does it matter?

Long Range Planning

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-298

  von Krogh, Georg ^a   Rossi Lamastra, Cristina ^a   Haefliger, Stefan ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL FACTS; LONG RANGE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH STRATEGY; SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY;

BRIDGES;

RESEARCH;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH METHOD; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84863779121     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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