How variation in management perceptions affects organizational performance

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-461

  Barrett, Hilton ^a   Balloun, Joseph ^b   Weinstein, Art ^c  

^a ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Argosy University   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management perception; Multiple respondents; Organizational performance; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749102941     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-007-9122-2     Document Type: Article

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