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Conflict inside and outside: Social comparisons and attention shifts in multidivisional firms

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  • Songcui Hu
  • Zi-Lin He
  • Daniela P. Blettner
  • Richard A. Bettis

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  • Songcui Hu & Zi-Lin He & Daniela P. Blettner & Richard A. Bettis, 2017. "Conflict inside and outside: Social comparisons and attention shifts in multidivisional firms," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(7), pages 1435-1454, July.
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