The paradox of success: An archival and a laboratory study of strategic persistence following radical environmental change

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 837-853

  Audia, Pino G ^a   Locke, Edwin A ^a   Smith, Ken G ^a  

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EID: 0034340965     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1556413     Document Type: Article

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