Strategic Renewal: Past Research, Theoretical Tensions and Future Challenges

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 81-98

  Schmitt, Achim ^a   Raisch, Sebastian ^b   Volberda, Henk W ^c  

^a Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84992176872     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijmr.12117     Document Type: Article

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