Revisiting the principal-agent theory of agency: Comments on the firm-level and cross-national embeddedness theses

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Ulhøi, John P ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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EID: 33846471598     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.405     Document Type: Review

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