Improving strategic thinking: A multilevel approach

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 336-354

  Bonn, Ingrid ^a  

^a Australian Graduate School of Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644446696     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730510607844     Document Type: Article

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