Proposed factors influencing strategic inertia/strategic renewal in organizations

Academy of Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 77-94

  Hopkins, Willie E ^a   Mallette, Paul ^b   Hopkins, Shirley A ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c ATOL Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 84879869601     PISSN: 15441458     EISSN: 19396104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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