Policy and Organizational Change in the Federal Aviation Administration: The Ontogenesis of a High-Reliability Organization

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-111

  O'Neil, Patrick D ^a   Krane, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 84855319035     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02479.x     Document Type: Article

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