The expanding domain of strategic management research and the quest for integration

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 4-16

  Durand, Rodolphe ^a   Grant, Robert M ^b   Madsen, Tammy L ^c  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fragmentation, integration; literature reviews; paradigm; scholarly field

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANAGERS; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PARADIGM; RESEARCH REVIEW; SCHOLARLY FIELD; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING; STRATEGIC ISSUES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 85006327071     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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