Choice, chance, and unintended consequences in strategic change: A process understanding of the rise and fall of northco automotive

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 208-230

  MacKay Bradley, R ^a   Chia, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84879677727     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0734     Document Type: Article

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