Variation in Organizational Form among Professional Service Organizations

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 24, Issue , 2006, Pages 171-202

  Malhotra, Namrata ^a   Morris, Timothy ^a  

^a Bob) Hinings C R

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EID: 33645879232     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-558X(06)24007-2     Document Type: Review

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