The process of schema emergence: Assimilation, deconstruction, unitization and the plurality of analogies

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-34

  Bingham, Christopher B ^a   Kahl, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84879642831     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0723     Document Type: Article

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