Foreign subsidiary compensation strategy: An agency theory perspective

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 678-703

  Roth, Kendall ^a   O'Donnell, Sharon ^a  

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EID: 0030305328     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256659     Document Type: Article

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