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In the loop: a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy

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In the loop: a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy. / Herepath, Andrea.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 35, No. 6, 01.06.2014, p. 857-879.

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Herepath, A 2014, 'In the loop: a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy', Organization Studies, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 857-879. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613509918

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Herepath, A. (2014). In the loop: a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy. Organization Studies, 35(6), 857-879. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613509918

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Herepath A. In the loop: a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy. Organization Studies. 2014 Jun 1;35(6):857-879. Epub 2014 Jan 28. doi: 10.1177/0170840613509918

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Herepath, Andrea. / In the loop : a realist approach to structure and agency in the practice of strategy. In: Organization Studies. 2014 ; Vol. 35, No. 6. pp. 857-879.

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