Understanding principal-agent relationships: Evidence from professional hockey

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-61

  Mason, Daniel S ^a   Slack, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0037232221     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.17.1.37     Document Type: Review

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