Cognitive diversity among upper-echelon executives: Implications for strategic decision processes

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-58

  Miller, C Chet ^a   Burke, Linda M ^b   Glick, William H ^c  

^a The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive diversity; Strategic decision making; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002727589     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199801)19:1<39::AID-SMJ932>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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