The effect of 'simplicity' on the strategy-performance relationship: A note

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1583-1604

  Lumpkin, G T ^a,c   Dess, Gregory G ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750708524     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00652.x     Document Type: Review

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