Plural Forms of Organization: Where Do We Stand?

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3-5, 2013, Pages 124-139

  Ménard, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

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EID: 84876096912     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.2578     Document Type: Article

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