Strategic determinants: The context of managerial decision making

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 1998, Pages 7-21

  Simons, Roland H ^a   Thompson, Briony M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156504     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949810369093     Document Type: Article

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