Determinants of organizational performance

Management Decision

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-435

  Mcgivern, Michael H ^a   Tvorik, Stephen J ^b  

^a Walden University   (United States)

^b Bergen Brunswig Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Corporate culture; Leadership; Organizational performance; Profitability; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986051087     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749710173797     Document Type: Article

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