Positive self-image and incentives in organisations

Economic Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 531, 2008, Pages 1315-1332

  Santos Pinto, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE; INCENTIVE; SELF ASSESSMENT;

EID: 50149096179     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02171.x     Document Type: Article

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