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Winter, Sidney G. (Born 1935)

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This entry provides an overview of Sidney G. Winter’s academic career, some of his early work, and the ideas it built on. The evolution of the program that he and his collaborators launched more than 50 years ago is briefly described. We point out that Winter’s work is a goldmine of inspiration for those who wish to understand and address many of the problems that are challenging today’s businesses and policy-makers across the globe.

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This article uses some material and/or builds on discussions from Becker and Knudsen (2012); Augier and March (2011) and Augier (2005). We thank Zahra Solouki for comments.

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  1. GSBPP, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 94305, USA

    Mie Augier

  2. Strategic Organization Design Unit (SOD) and Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark

    Thorbjørn Knudsen

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    Mie Augier

  2. Tusher Ctr Intellectual Capital, University of California Tusher Ctr Intellectual Capital, Berkeley, California, USA

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Augier, M., Knudsen, T. (2018). Winter, Sidney G. (Born 1935). 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_306-1

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