Understanding word responses in competitive dynamics

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 129-144

  Gao, He ^a   Yu, Tieying ^b   Cannella, Albert A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008173376     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2014.0211     Document Type: Article

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