Multitasking, Information Disclosure, and Product Quality: Evidence from Nursing Homes

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 673-705

  Feng Lu, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84863539180     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2012.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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