The impact of profit sharing on the performance of financial services firms

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 761-791

  Magnan, Michel ^a,b   St Onge, Sylvie ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

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EID: 20444467386     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00518.x     Document Type: Review

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