Proposed model for investigating relationships between vision components and business unit performance

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 22-39

  Kantabutra, Sooksan ^a   Avery, Gayle C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business unit performance; Measuring performance and satisfaction; Research model; Vision components; Vision realization; Visionary leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249705658     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2002.8.2.22     Document Type: Article

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