Why should the boss own the assets?

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 473-485

  Wernerfelt, Birger ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0036021941     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1430-9134.2002.00473.x     Document Type: Review

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