Giving Versus Giving In

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 505-533

  Cain, Daylian M ^a   Dana, Jason ^a   Newman, George E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84902811312     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2014.911576     Document Type: Article

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