TMT strategic consensus in Mexican companies

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 854-860

  Ramos Garza, Claudia ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environmental complexity; Firm performance; Strategic consensus; Top management team (TMT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349258606     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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