Top management turnover and organizational performance: A test of a contingency model

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 572-581

  Boyne, George A ^a   James, Oliver ^b   John, Peter ^c   Petrovsky, Nicolai ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 79959881161     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02389.x     Document Type: Article

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