Explaining new CEO origin: Firm versus industry antecedents

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-338

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Rajagopalan, Nandini ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 1842840775     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30040626     Document Type: Article

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