Microfoundations of management: Behavioral strategies and levels of rationality in organizational action

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-119

  Greve, Henrich R ^a  

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EID: 84888584042     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2012.0091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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