Do CEOs shape the process of making strategic decisions? Evidence from Greece

Management Decision

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-394

  Papadakis, Vassilis M ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Decision making; Greece; Strategic choices; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645743652     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740610656269     Document Type: Article

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