Incentives management during privatization: An agency perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 536-560

  Rodríguez, Gloria Cuevas ^a   Espejo, Concepción Alvarez Dardet ^a   Cabrera, Ramón Valle ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

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EID: 34247619311     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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