Top management team heterogeneity, strategic change and operational performance

British Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-234

  Naranjo Gil, David ^a   Hartmann, Frank ^b   Maas, Victor S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 49249114174     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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