Territoriality in organizations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 577-594

  Brown, Graham ^a   Lawrence, Thomas B ^b   Robinson, Sandra L ^c,d  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 22644437740     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2005.17293710     Document Type: Review

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