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Background Note
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2006
(Revised from original 2003 version)
Use and Abuse of Analogies, The
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Giovanni M. Gavetti and Jan W. Rivkin
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Abstract
Examines how managers use, and sometimes misuse, analogical reasoning as they formulate their strategies. Suggests a process that managers can employ to use analogies productivity.
Keywords: Managerial Roles;
Performance Productivity;
Strategy;
Citation:
Gavetti, Giovanni M., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Use and Abuse of Analogies, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-429, February 2006. (Revised from original February 2003 version.)