A moral solution to the moral hazard problem

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-139

  Stevens, Douglas E ^a   Thevaranjan, Alex ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76049126939     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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