Decision comprehensiveness and corporate entrepreneurship: The moderating role of managerial uncertainty preferences and environmental dynamism

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1289-1314

  Heavey, Ciaran ^a   Simsek, Zeki ^a   Roche, Frank ^a   Kelly, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 70350508774     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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