Modeling firms in the global economy

Theory and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-243

  Perrow, Charles ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 64249103501     PISSN: 03042421     EISSN: 15737853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11186-009-9083-7     Document Type: Article

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