Theory evaluation, entrepreneurial processes, and performativity

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 544-549

  Garud, Raghu ^a   Gehman, Joel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84976321941     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2015.0407     Document Type: Article

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