Formal and real authority in organizations

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-29

  Aghion, Philippe ^a,b   Tirole, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Europ Bank for Reconstr and Devmt   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002893643     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262063     Document Type: Article

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