Information asymmetry and levels of agency relationships

Journal of Marketing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-295

  Mishra, Debi Prasad ^a   Heide, Jan B ^b   Cort, Stanton G ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0039835313     PISSN: 00222437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3152028     Document Type: Article

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