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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: The Focus on Organizational Competitive Advantage Lost Out

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Benjamin Schneider*
Affiliation:
Valtera Corporation
Mark G. Ehrhart
Affiliation:
San Diego State University
William H. Macey
Affiliation:
Valtera Corporation
*
E-mail: bschneider@valtera.com, Address: Valtera, 1363 Caminito Floreo, Suite G, La Jolla, CA 92037

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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2012 

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