The influence of top management team attention patterns on global strategic posture of firms

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 797-819

  Levy, Orly ^a,b  

^a Culture Crossing Consulting   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 27644549836     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.340     Document Type: Article

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