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Reluctant to change: Self-enhancing responses to diverging performance measures

Pino G. Audia, Sébastien Brion

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
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Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003
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