Finding a working balance between competitive and communal strategies

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1753-1773

  Barnett, Michael L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33845448220     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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