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Performance feedback and firms’ strategic actions: a cross-national meta-analysis

Shan Xue, Honghui Chen, Jintao Wu

Management Decision

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Performance Feedback and Firm Risk Taking: The Moderating Effects of CEO and Outside Director Stock Options Elizabeth Lim, Brian T. McCann · 2013
Performance, Aspirations, and Market Versus Nonmarket Investment Bruce C. Rudy, Andrew F. Johnson · 2013
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