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The Corporate Objective Revisited

Anant K. Sundaram
Anant K. Sundaram
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Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, 15249 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85306
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Andrew C. Inkpen
Andrew C. Inkpen
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Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, 15249 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85306, and Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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Anant K. Sundaram

Anant K. Sundaram

[email protected]

Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, 15249 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85306

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Andrew C. Inkpen

Andrew C. Inkpen

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Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, 15249 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85306, and Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798

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Published Online:1 Jun 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1040.0068

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Volume 15, Issue 3

May-June 2004

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Anant K. Sundaram, Andrew C. Inkpen, (2004) The Corporate Objective Revisited. Organization Science 15(3):350-363.

https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1040.0068

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