Dynamics of Performing and Remembering Organizational Routines

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1536-1558

  Miller, Kent D ^a   Pentland, Brian T ^a   Choi, Seungho ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Associate Professor Ewha School of Business Ewha Womans University 52 Ewhayeodae gil Seodaemun gu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Memory; Organizational learning; Organizational routines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869500646     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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