The effects of discontinuous change on latent errors in organizations: The moderating role of risk

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 608-617

  Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346327193     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30040652     Document Type: Article

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