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International Experience in Upper Echelon Theory: Literature Review

By: Dino Đerđa  
Open Access
|Oct 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsrj-2017-0021 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
Page range: 126 - 142
Submitted on: Mar 28, 2017
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Accepted on: Jun 25, 2017
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Published on: Oct 25, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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