PEER EVALUATIONS AND TEAM PERFORMANCE: WHEN FRIENDS DO WORSE THAN STRANGERS
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Peer evaluations and team performance: when friends do worse than strangers.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Economic Inquiry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0095-2583
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00354.x