The group-based binding pledge as a solution to public goods problems

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 192-202

  Chen, Xiao Ping ^a  

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

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EID: 0030139122     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1996.0048     Document Type: Article

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