Exposing pay secrecy

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-71

  Colella, Adrienne ^a   Paetzold, Ramona L ^b   Zardkoohi, Asghar ^b   Wesson, Michael J ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846591402     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2007.23463701     Document Type: Review

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