Business unit manager influence on corporate-level strategy formulation

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-161

  Watson, Andrew ^a   Wooldridge, Bill ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 28844435822     PISSN: 10453695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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