Purpose and progress in the theory of strategy: Comments on gavetti

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 288-297

  Winter, Sidney G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Cognition; Opportunity; Serendipity; Strategic success

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865070833     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0696     Document Type: Article

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