The art of representation: How audience-specific reputations affect success in the contemporary art field

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 113-134

  Ertug, Gokhan ^a   Yogev, Tamar ^b   Lee, Yonghoon G ^c   Hedström, Peter ^d  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84959291612     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0621     Document Type: Article

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