Commitment and Its Consequences in the American Agency System of Selling Insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 637-669

  Anderson, Erin ^a   Ross Jr , William T ^a   Weitz, Barton ^a  

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EID: 0011010757     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253805     Document Type: Article

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