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Explanations of success and failure in management learning: what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall?

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Explanations of success and failure in management learning: what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall? / Laamanen, Tomi; Lamberg, Juha-antti; Vaara, Eero.
In: Academy of Management Learning and Education, Vol. 15, No. 1, 01.03.2016, p. 2-25.

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Laamanen, T, Lamberg, J & Vaara, E 2016, 'Explanations of success and failure in management learning: what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall?', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 2-25. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2013.0177

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Laamanen, T., Lamberg, J., & Vaara, E. (2016). Explanations of success and failure in management learning: what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall? Academy of Management Learning and Education, 15(1), 2-25. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2013.0177

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Laamanen T, Lamberg J, Vaara E. Explanations of success and failure in management learning: what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall? Academy of Management Learning and Education. 2016 Mar 1;15(1):2-25. Epub 2015 Jan 6. doi: 10.5465/amle.2013.0177

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Laamanen, Tomi ; Lamberg, Juha-antti ; Vaara, Eero. / Explanations of success and failure in management learning : what can we learn from Nokia's rise and fall?. In: Academy of Management Learning and Education. 2016 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 2-25.

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