Peer-group dependence in salary benchmarking: A statistical model

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-104

  Blankmeyer, Eric ^a   LeSage, James P ^a   Stutzman, J R ^a   Knox, Kris Joseph ^b   Pace, R Kelley ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79851498255     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1519     Document Type: Article

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