Leaving a legacy: Intergenerational allocations of benefits and burdens

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-34

  Wade Benzoni, Kimberly A ^a   Sondak, Harris ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^a  

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EID: 76949108055     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq20102013     Document Type: Article

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