Categorizing categorization research: Review, integration, and future directions

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-94

  Vergne, J P ^a   Wry, Tyler ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Categories; Categorization; Classification; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890864007     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12044     Document Type: Article

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