DIVERSIFICATIONPOSTURE AND TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM CHARACTERISTICS.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 March 1992
John G. Michel, Donald C. Hambrick
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This study's argument is that a firm's diversification posture determines the degree of integration it needs across business units, which in turn influences the ideal composition of its corporate t...
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