Winning legally: The value of legal astuteness

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 378-390

  Bagley, Constance E ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 42249112091     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.31193254     Document Type: Article

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