Product-line management in professional organizations: An empirical test of competing theoretical perspective

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 723-734

  Young, Gary J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Charns, Martin P ^a,b,c,d,g,h   Heeren, Timothy C ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Prog on Hlth Policy and Management   (United States)

^e School of Management   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g Acad Mgmt's Hlth Care Mgmt Div

^h HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 8644252787     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20159614     Document Type: Review

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