Reconsidering the strategic implications of decision comprehensiveness

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-376

  Forbes, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 34247492530     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2007.24349585     Document Type: Article

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