Toward a theory of relational control: How relationship structure influences the choice of controls

Organizational control

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 301-323

  Kirsch, Laurie J ^a   Choudhury, Vivek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 84928427218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777899.011     Document Type: Chapter

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