Organizational Decline and Adaptation: Theoretical Controversies

William McKinley
William McKinley
Department of Management, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
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William McKinley

Department of Management, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

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Published Online:1 Feb 1993https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.4.1.1

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