Who's the boss? Contending with competing expectations from customers and management

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Eddleston, Kimberly A ^a   Kidder, Deborah L ^b   Litzky, Barrie E ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036880430     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/ame.2002.8951332     Document Type: Review

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