Organizations and social systems: Organization theory's neglected mandate

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-162

  Stern, Robert N ^a   Barley, Stephen R ^a  

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EID: 0030306448     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393989     Document Type: Article

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