Optimal dissent in organizations

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 761-794

  Landier, Augustin ^a   Sraer, David ^b   Thesmar, David ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 64149127784     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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