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  1. Graduate School of Business, 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA, 94305-5015, USA

    Glenn Carroll

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Carroll, G., Fassiotto, M.A. (2016). Initial Conditions. In: Augier, M., Teece, D. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94848-2_786-1

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