The stigmatization and devaluation of elites associated with corporate failures: A process model

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 231-251

  Wiesenfeld, Batia M ^a   Wurthmann, Kurt A ^b   Hambrick, Donald C ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049171069     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.27752771     Document Type: Article

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