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Hau L. Lee
Hau L. Lee
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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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V. Padmanabhan
V. Padmanabhan
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INSEAD, 1 Ayer Rajah Avenue, 138676 Singapore
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Seungjin Whang
Seungjin Whang
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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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Hau L. Lee

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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

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V. Padmanabhan

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INSEAD, 1 Ayer Rajah Avenue, 138676 Singapore

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Seungjin Whang

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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

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Published Online:1 Dec 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1040.0305

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