Selectivity in organizational rule violations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-657

  Lehman, David W ^a   Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69949118329     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.44882933     Document Type: Review

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