To agree or not to agree? A meta-analytical review of strategic consensus and organizational performance

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-133

  Kellermanns, Franz W ^a,b   Walter, Jorge ^c   Floyd, Steven W ^d   Lechner, Christoph ^d   Shaw, John C ^e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^e JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Organizational performance; Strategic consensus; Strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650303515     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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