Abstract
In a Canadian study the locus of control of top executives was found to bear a direct and significant relationship to the nature of corporate strategy but an indirect relationship to environment an...
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PsychologyLocus of controlControl (management)Process managementOrganizational structureSocial psychologyBusinessCognitive psychologyManagementEconomics
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- 1982
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- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 237-253
- Citations
- 757
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Danny Miller,
Mario De,
Jean‐Marie Toulouse
(1982).
Top Executive Locus of Control and Its Relationship to Strategy-Making, Structure, and Environment..
Academy of Management Journal
, 25
(2)
, 237-253.
https://doi.org/10.2307/255988
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- DOI
- 10.2307/255988