Integrating Evolution, Cognition and Design: Extending Simonian Perspectives to Strategic Organization

Strategic Organization

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-204

  Augier, Mie ^a   Sarasvathy, Saras D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

altruism; behavioral theory; decomposability; design; strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993711379     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127004042843     Document Type: Article

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