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Under the radar: How firms manage competitive uncertainty by appointing friends of other chief executive officers to their boards
dc.contributor.authorWestphal, James D.
dc.contributor.authorZhu, David H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T20:28:22Z
dc.date.available2020-03-03T21:29:35Zen
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.identifier.citationWestphal, James D.; Zhu, David H. (2019). "Under the radar: How firms manage competitive uncertainty by appointing friends of other chief executive officers to their boards." Strategic Management Journal 40(1): 79-107.
dc.identifier.issn0143-2095
dc.identifier.issn1097-0266
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147028
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd
dc.subject.othercompetition
dc.subject.otherconsultants
dc.subject.othersocial networks
dc.subject.otherboards
dc.subject.otherCEOs
dc.titleUnder the radar: How firms manage competitive uncertainty by appointing friends of other chief executive officers to their boards
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/smj.2966
dc.identifier.sourceStrategic Management Journal
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