The evolving law of employee noncompete agreements: Recent trends and an alternative policy approach

American Business Law Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-186

  Garrison, Michael J ^a   Wendt, John T ^a  

^a University of St Thomas

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EID: 39049138424     PISSN: 00027766     EISSN: 17441714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1714.2008.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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