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Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-280

  Shareef, Reginald ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250869519     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2007.25223466     Document Type: Review

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