A test of relationships in a model of organizational cognitive complexity

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-386

  Goodwin, Vicki L ^a   Ziegler, Laurie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032105525     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199807)19:4<371::AID-JOB850>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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