Optimal management of evolving hierarchies

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Optimal management of evolving hierarchies. / Hougaard, Jens Leth; Moreno-Ternero, Juan D.; Østerdal, Lars Peter .

In: Management Science, Vol. 68, No. 8, 2022, p. 6024–6038.

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Hougaard, JL, Moreno-Ternero, JD & Østerdal, LP 2022, 'Optimal management of evolving hierarchies', Management Science, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 6024–6038. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4185

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Hougaard, J. L., Moreno-Ternero, J. D., & Østerdal, L. P. (2022). Optimal management of evolving hierarchies. Management Science, 68(8), 6024–6038. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4185

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Hougaard JL, Moreno-Ternero JD, Østerdal LP. Optimal management of evolving hierarchies. Management Science. 2022;68(8):6024–6038. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4185

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Hougaard, Jens Leth ; Moreno-Ternero, Juan D. ; Østerdal, Lars Peter . / Optimal management of evolving hierarchies. In: Management Science. 2022 ; Vol. 68, No. 8. pp. 6024–6038.

Bibtex

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