Dominant CEO, deviant strategy, and extreme performance: The moderating role of a powerful board

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1479-1503

  Tang, Jianyun ^a   Crossan, Mary ^b   Rowe, W Glenn ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 80053130373     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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