A longitudinal study of the relation of vision and vision communication to venture growth in entrepreneurial firms

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-54

  Baum, J Robert ^b   Locke, Edwin A ^a,c   Kirkpatrick, Shelley A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Ivan C Dutterer Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0032394973     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.1.43     Document Type: Article

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