Legacies, Immortality, and the Future: The Psychology of Intergenerational Altruism

Research on Managing Groups and Teams

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 247-270

  Wade Benzoni, Kimberly A ^a  

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EID: 33645866478     PISSN: 15340856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-0856(06)08012-1     Document Type: Review

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