The transformation of the dominant corporate form from multidivisional to multisubsidiary: The role of the 1986 tax reform act

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-267

  Zey, Mary ^a   Swenson, Tami ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033241119     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb00547.x     Document Type: Article

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