Coping with conflict at constitutional moments

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 815-842

  Olsen, Johan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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[No Author keywords available]

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COPING STRATEGY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0041322570     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/12.4.815     Document Type: Article

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