Reconsidering pay dispersion's effect on the performance of interdependent work: Reconciling sorting and pay inequality

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 585-610

  Trevor, Charlie O ^a   Reilly, Greg ^b   Gerhart, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84862162419     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2006.0127     Document Type: Article

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