Organizational task environments: An evaluation of convergent and discriminant validity

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 857-882

  Harris, Randall D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3142713184     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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