Mission statement and performance: An evidence of "Coming of Age"

Organization Development Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-62

  Sheaffer, Zachary ^a,d   Landau, Dana ^b   Drori, Israel ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^c College of Management ^*  (Israel)

^d ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 46249121275     PISSN: 08896402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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