Cognitive inertia in a turbulent market: The case of UK residential estate agents

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 921-945

  Hodgkinson, Gerard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031281122     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00078     Document Type: Article

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