Managerial succession and organizational performance-evidence from the german soccer league

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 415-430

  Wagner, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 77956971557     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1495     Document Type: Article

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