The determinants of the management hierarchy: Evidence from Italian plants

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-137

  Delmastro, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; Organizational structure; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244438242     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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