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On the Origin of Great Strategies

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  • Giovanni Gavetti

    (Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755)

  • Joe Porac

    (Leonard Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012)

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  • Giovanni Gavetti & Joe Porac, 2018. "On the Origin of Great Strategies," Strategy Science, INFORMS, vol. 3(1), pages 352-365, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orstsc:v:3:y:2018:i:1:p:352-365
    DOI: 10.1287/stsc.2018.0054
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