The effort and risk-taking effects of budget-based contracts

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 436-452

  Sprinkle, Geoffrey B ^a   Williamson, Michael G ^b   Upton, David R ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 41149120065     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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