The impact of managerial quality on organizational performance: Evidence from German soccer

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-600

  Frick, Bernd ^a   Simmons, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749203173     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1431     Document Type: Article

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