Team locus-of-control composition, leadership structure, information acquisition, and financial performance: A business simulation study

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 889-909

  Boone, Christophe ^a   Van Olffen, Woody ^b   Van Witteloostuijn, Arjen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28744457825     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2005.18803929     Document Type: Article

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