Strategic decision making within Chinese firms: The effects of cognitive diversity and trust on decision outcomes

Journal of World Business

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-46

  Olson, Bradley J ^a   Bao, Yongjian ^a   Parayitam, Satyanarayana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846369153     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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