Explaining Sales Pay Strategy Using Agency, Transaction Cost and Resource Dependence Theories

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1651-1682

  Tremblay, Michel ^a   Côté, Jérôme ^b   Balkin, David B ^c  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0242350885     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00395     Document Type: Article

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