Religion and the sociology of culture: Exploring the organizational cultures of two midwestern Roman Catholic dioceses

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-119

  Harper, Charles L ^a   Schulte Murray, Rebecca K ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542482941     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512297     Document Type: Article

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