In search of the CEO's inner circle and how it is formed

The Handbook of Research on Top Management Teams

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 35-48

  Mooney, Ann C ^a   Amason, Allen C ^b  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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