Grand challenges and inductive methods: Rigor without rigor mortis

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1113-1123

  Eisenhardt, Kathleen M ^a   Graebner, Melissa E ^b   Sonenshein, Scott ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84983347791     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.4004     Document Type: Review

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