ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 September 1991
W. Boeker
Citations115
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This study demonstrates the application of theories and models from organizational ecology to the study of organizational strategy. Competition between strategic groups and the effects of environme...
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