Organizational errors: Directions for future research

Research in Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2011, Pages 151-176

  Goodman, Paul S ^a   Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^b   Carroll, John S ^c   Edmondson, Amy C ^d   Hofmann, David A ^e   Sutcliffe, Kathleen M ^f  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 82955233690     PISSN: 01913085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riob.2011.09.003     Document Type: Review

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