Free-Riding in Group Projects: Control Mechanisms and Preliminary Data

Journal of Marketing Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 61-67

  Strong, James T ^a   Anderson, Rolph E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84970369983     PISSN: 02734753     EISSN: 15526550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027347539001200208     Document Type: Article

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