Encompassing Stability and Novelty in Organization Studies: An Events-based Approach

Organization Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 523-546

  Hussenot, Anthony ^a   Missonier, Stéphanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

events based approach; novelty; process philosophy; stability; time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962009947     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840615604497     Document Type: Article

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