Managerial careers and business strategies

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 718-756

  Gunz, Hugh P ^a,b,c   Jalland, R Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030523099     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1996.9702100313     Document Type: Article

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