Cognitive adaptations for n-person exchange: The evolutionary roots of organizational behavior

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 103-129

  Tooby, John ^a   Cosmides, Leda ^a   Price, Michael E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 33646109803     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1287     Document Type: Review

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