This could be the start of something big: Linking early managerial choices with subsequent organizational performance

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-164

  Kelman, Steven ^a   Hong, Sounman ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84922512390     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muu010     Document Type: Article

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