What bandwagons bring: Effects of popular management techniques on corporate performance, reputation, and CEO pay

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 523-556

  Staw, Barry M ^a,b   Epstein, Lisa D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034337007     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667108     Document Type: Article

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