Leader-Based Collective Bargaining: Cooperation Mechanism and Incentive Analysis

Vernon N. Hsu
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Vernon N. Hsu
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CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Guoming Lai
Guoming Lai
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McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
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Baozhuang Niu
Baozhuang Niu
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School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Wenqiang Xiao
Wenqiang Xiao
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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012
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Vernon N. Hsu

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Vernon N. Hsu

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CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

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Guoming Lai

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McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712

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Baozhuang Niu

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School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

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Wenqiang Xiao

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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012

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Published Online:7 Nov 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2016.0592

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