Effective organizational control: A framework, applications, and implications

European Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 596-611

  Flamholtz, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030529384     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(96)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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