The ethical dangers of deliberative decision making

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Zhong, Chen Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79960527757     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2011.56.1.001     Document Type: Article

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