The replication dilemma unravelled: How organizations enact multiple goals in routine transfer

Organization Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1325-1350

  D'Adderio, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Change; Communities; Goals; Innovation; Replication; Routines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907588993     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2014.0913     Document Type: Article

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