Sequential choice in a step-level public goods dilemma: The effects of criticality and uncertainty

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-47

  Chen, Xiao Ping ^a   Au, Wing Tung ^b   Komorita, S S ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ^*

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EID: 0029715738     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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