The two faces of governance: Responses to legal uncertainty in U.S. firms, 1955 to 1985

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 794-811

  Sutton, John R ^a   Dobbin, Frank ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001622770     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096454     Document Type: Review

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