Strategic Management and the Straightjacket: An Editorial Essay

Richard A. Bettis
Richard A. Bettis
E. L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275
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Richard A. Bettis

E. L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275

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Published Online:1 Aug 1991https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2.3.315

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