Top management team, international risk management factor and firm performance

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue , 2006, Pages 209-224

  William, Auden ^a   Joshua, Shackman ^a   Marina, Onken ^a  

^a Touro College and University System   (United States)

Author keywords

Business performance; Risk management; Senior management; Team management; Team performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750492955     PISSN: 13527592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527590610711778     Document Type: Article

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