The selective perception of managers revisited

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 716-737

  Beyer, Janice M ^a   Chattopadhyay, Prithviraj ^b   George, Elizabeth ^b   Glick, William H ^b   Ogilvie, Dt ^b   Pugliese, Dulce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of Texas ^*

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EID: 0031512421     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257060     Document Type: Article

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