Implications of social value orientation and budget levels on group performance and performance variance

Journal of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 293-316

  Upton, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 80051923340     PISSN: 10492127     EISSN: 15588033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jmar.2009.21.1.293     Document Type: Article

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