Delegation and strategic incentives for managers in contests

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 461-470

  Kräkel, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 13244293230     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1091     Document Type: Article

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