Top management team conflict and entrepreneurial strategy making in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-283

  Li, Haiyang ^a   Li, Jun ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial strategy making; New technology ventures; TMT conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149150175     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-007-9071-2     Document Type: Article

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