Unintended consequences of cooperation inducing and maintaining mechanisms in public goods Dilemmas: Sanctions and moral appeals

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-255

  Chen, Xiao Ping ^a   Pillutla, Madan M ^b   Yao, Xin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Moral appeals; Public goods dilemma; Sanctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 61749085488     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430208098783     Document Type: Article

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