Does agency theory have universal relevance? A reply to Lubatkin, Lane, Collin, and Very

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Gomez Mejia, Luis R ^a   Wiseman, Robert M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846529922     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.407     Document Type: Review

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