Are small firms more beutiful or is bigger better? A study of compensating differentials and law firm internal labor markets

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 474-496

  Wallace, Jean E ^a   Kay, Fiona M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 67650873156     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2009.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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