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Becoming the best: by beating or ignoring the best? Toward an expanded view of the role of managerial selection in complex and turbulent environments

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  • Michele Simoni
  • Gianluca Vagnani

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  • Peter Moran & Michele Simoni & Gianluca Vagnani, 2011. "Becoming the best: by beating or ignoring the best? Toward an expanded view of the role of managerial selection in complex and turbulent environments," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 15(3), pages 447-481, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:jmgtgv:v:15:y:2011:i:3:p:447-481
    DOI: 10.1007/s10997-010-9129-2
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