CEO dismissal, institutional development, and environmental dynamism

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1007-1026

  Li, Weiwen ^a   Lu, Yuan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CEO dismissal; Critical realistic perspective; Environmental dynamism; Institutional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869093533     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9224-6     Document Type: Article

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