A set-theoretic approach to organizational configurations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1190-1198

  Fiss, Peer C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 35348964131     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2007.26586092     Document Type: Article

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