Direct and moderating effects of human capital on strategy and performance in professional service firms: A resource-based perspective

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-28

  Hitt, Michael A ^b   Bierman, Leonard ^b   Shimizu, Katsuhiko ^a   Kochhar, Rahul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035255844     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069334     Document Type: Review

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