Using the plural form in the management of restaurant chains

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 276-303

  Bradach, Jeffrey L ^a  

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EID: 0031287585     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393921     Document Type: Article

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