Paying the price? the impact of controversial governance practices on managerial reputation

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1740-1760

  Bednar, Michael K ^a   Geoffrey Love, E ^a   Kraatz, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84975744305     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.1091     Document Type: Article

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