The industry settings of leading organizational research: The role of economic and non-economic factors

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-524

  O'Leary, Michael Boyer ^a   Almond, Bradley A ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67449139278     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.562     Document Type: Article

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