Constructing 'the history of strategic management': A critical analysis of the academic discourse

Business History

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1119-1142

  Thomas, Pete ^a   Wilson, John ^b   Leeds, Owen ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse; history; social construction; strategic management

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84886440742     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2013.838039     Document Type: Article

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