Greed and fear: An experiment in China

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 232-240

  Burgers, Willem ^a  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cooperation; Experiment; Game theory; Joint venture; Partnership; Trust formula

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248356422     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2007.012722     Document Type: Article

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