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Explaining Sales Pay Strategy Using Agency, Transaction Cost and Resource Dependence Theories

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  • David B. Balkin
  • Jérôme Côté
  • Michel Tremblay

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  • David B. Balkin & Jérôme Côté & Michel Tremblay, 1998. "Explaining Sales Pay Strategy Using Agency, Transaction Cost and Resource Dependence Theories," CIRANO Working Papers 98s-28, CIRANO.
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