Boundary Spanning Individuals: Their Role in Information Transfer and Their Antecedents.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 1981
M. L. Tushman, Thomas J. Scanlan
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An investigation of alternative mechanisms by which information is imported into organizations indicates that informational boundary spanning is accomplished only by those individuals who are well ...
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