Commitment in exchange relations: Test of a theory of relational cohesion

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-108

  Lawler, Edward J ^a,b   Yoon, Jeongkoo ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^b and History

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EID: 0002963198     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096408     Document Type: Article

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