Similarity or difference? The relation between structure and strategy isomorphism in public organizations

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue S3, 2013, Pages

  Villadsen, Anders R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84881495141     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12029     Document Type: Article

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