Enhancing mental models, analogical transfer, and performance in strategic decision making

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1229-1246

  Gary, Michael Shayne ^a   Wood, Robert E ^b   Pillinger, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

analogy; cognitive frames; knowledge transfer; mental models; schema

Indexed keywords

ANALOGY; COGNITIVE FRAMES; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MENTAL MODEL; SCHEMA;

MANAGERS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84866247920     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1979     Document Type: Article

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