Building a pathway to cooperation: Negotiation and social exchange between principal and agent

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-58

  Bottom, William P ^a   Holloway, James ^a   Miller, Gary J ^a   Mislin, Alexandra ^a   Whitford, Andrew ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33747044393     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.51.1.29     Document Type: Article

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