Building better theory: Time and the specification of when things happen

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 530-547

  Mitchell, Terence R ^a   James, Lawrence R ^a  

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EID: 0035539341     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2001.5393889     Document Type: Article

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