How senior managers acquire and use information in environmental scanning
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How Senior Managers Acquire and Use Information in Environmental Scanning
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عنوان ژورنال: Information Processing & Management
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0306-4573
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4573(94)90073-6