The Waco, Texas, ATF raid and challenger launch decision: Management, judgment, and the knowledge analytic

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 66-86

  Garrett, Terence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

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EID: 0039783760     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02750740122064848     Document Type: Article

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