The effects of having more than one good reputation on distributor investments in the film industry

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-248

  Ebbers, Joris J ^a   Wijnberg, Nachoem M ^a  

^a University of Amsterdam Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Category spanning; Distribution; Film; Investment; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865439975     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-012-9160-z     Document Type: Article

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