CEO ideology as an element of the corporate opportunity structure for social activists

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1786-1809

  Briscoe, Forrest ^a   Chin, M K ^b   Hambrick, Donald C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84918512698     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0255     Document Type: Review

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