Strategic change: The influence of managerial characteristics and organizational growth

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 152-170

  Boeker, Warren ^a  

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EID: 0031286318     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257024     Document Type: Article

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