Move to the beat-rhythms of change and firm performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-184

  Klarner, Patricia ^a   Raisch, Sebastian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84867928815     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0767     Document Type: Article

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