Agency problems in diverse contexts: A global perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1507-1517

  Gomez Mejia, Luis ^a,c   Wiseman, Robert M ^b   Johnson Dykes, Bernadine ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844602813     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00554.x     Document Type: Review

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