Editors' comments: "what i know now that i wish i knew then"-Teaching theory and theory building

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Byron, Kris ^a   Thatcher, Sherry M B ^a  

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EID: 84950336593     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2015.0094     Document Type: Review

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