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Intraindustry executive succession, competitive dynamics, and firm performance: through the knowledge transfer lens.


by Grossman, Wayne
Journal of Managerial Issues • Fall, 2007 •

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Wayne Grossman

Associate Professor of Business

College of Staten Island/CUNY


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