Top management teams, global strategic posture, and the moderating role of uncertainty

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 533-545

  Carpenter, Mason A ^a   Fredrickson, James W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0035534614     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069368     Document Type: Article

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