Social influence and corporate behaviour a case study of interdependent decision-making in Sweden's publicly traded firms

European Sociological Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 389-399

  Edling, Christofer ^a   Sandell, Rickard ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035650112     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/17.4.389     Document Type: Article

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