Codetermination as a strategic advantage?

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 543-566

  Kraft, Kornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Codetermination; D43; J52; J53; L13; Oligopoly; Price cost margin; Profits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035545523     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(99)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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