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The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity

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The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity. / Pfeifer, Christian.
In: Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 22, No. 12, 13.08.2015, p. 982-986.

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Pfeifer, C 2015, 'The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity', Applied Economics Letters, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 982-986. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2014.993128

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Pfeifer, C. (2015). The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity. Applied Economics Letters, 22(12), 982-986. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2014.993128

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Pfeifer C. The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity. Applied Economics Letters. 2015 Aug 13;22(12):982-986. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2014.993128

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