Leadership, coordination, and corporate culture

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 512-537

  Bolton, Patrick ^a   Brunnermeier, Markus K ^b   Veldkamp, Laura ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Corporate Culture; Leadership; Overconfidence

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CORPORATE STRATEGY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; INCENTIVE; LEADERSHIP; MODELING;

EID: 84877084526     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rds041     Document Type: Article

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