Linking top management team age heterogeneity to firm performance: Juxtaposing two mid-range theories

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 958-974

  Richard, Orlando C ^a   Shelor, Roger M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Top management groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347997376     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190210134309     Document Type: Article

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