Employment variability under different managerial compensation systems

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1692-1712

  Gerhart, Barry ^a   Trevor, Charlie O ^a  

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EID: 0030300586     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257075     Document Type: Article

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