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Attention to Attention

William Ocasio

Organization Science

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Behavioral Theory of the Firm Henrich R. Greve · 2013
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A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard M. Cyert, James G. March · 1963
Competition and Beyond: Problems and Attention Allocation in the Organizational Rulemaking Process Bilian Ni Sullivan · 2009
Perspective—Neo-Carnegie: The Carnegie School’s Past, Present, and Reconstructing for the Future Giovanni Gavetti, Daniel A. Levinthal, William Ocasio · 2007
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

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