Resource dependence, alternative supply sources, and the design of formal contracts

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 608-617

  Malatesta, Deanna ^a   Smith, Craig R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 79959883956     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02392.x     Document Type: Article

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