The opt-out revolution in the United States: Implications for modern organizations

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Still, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33646117982     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1290     Document Type: Review

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