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Notes on the Evolution of a Research Community: Organization Studies in Anglophone North America, 1945–2000

Mie Augier
Mie Augier
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Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-3096
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James G. March
James G. March
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Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-3096
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Bilian Ni Sullivan
Bilian Ni Sullivan
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Department of Management of Organizations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Mie Augier

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Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-3096

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James G. March

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Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-3096

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Bilian Ni Sullivan

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Department of Management of Organizations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Published Online:1 Feb 2005https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1040.0108

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