Agency structure and firm culture: OSHA, EPA, and the steel industry

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 685-709

  Deily, Mary E ^a   Gray, Wayne B ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548219183     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm018     Document Type: Article

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