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John A. Pearce, II, Elizabeth B. Freeman, Richard B. Robinson, Jr., The Tenuous Link between Formal Strategic Planning and Financial Performance, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct., 1987), pp. 658-675
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