Designing effective contracts: Exploring the influence of framing and expectations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-75

  Weber, Libby ^a   Mayer, Kyle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78650291100     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2008.0270     Document Type: Article

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