Altruism as an organizational problem: The case of organ procurement

American Sociological Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-404

  Healy, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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ALTRUISM; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 4143144288     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240406900304     Document Type: Article

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