Relative bargaining power, corporate restructuring, and managerial incentives

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-485

  Dencker, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 70349759563     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2009.54.3.453     Document Type: Article

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