Theory of science perspectives on strategic management research: Debates and a novel view

Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 58-82

  Foss, Nicolai J ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

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DOI: 10.4337/9780857938688.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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