Restrictive control and information pathologies in organizations

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-118

  Scholl, Wolfgang ^a,b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0010998331     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00107     Document Type: Article

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