Why firms want to organize efficiently and what keeps them from doing so: Inappropriate governance, performance, and adaptation in a deregulated industry

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Nickerson, Jack A ^a   Silverman, Brian S ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 2942580740     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3556680     Document Type: Article

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