The strength of a weak state: The rights revolution and the rise of human resources management divisions

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 441-476

  Dobbin, Frank ^b   Sutton, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032283924     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210044     Document Type: Article

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