Executives sometimes lose it, just like the rest of us

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 503-508

  Hambrick, Donald C ^a,d   Finkelstein, Sydney ^b,e   Mooney, Ann C ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 22544441872     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2005.17293683     Document Type: Review

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