Causes of Failure in Network Organizations

California Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 53-72

  Miles, Raymond E ^a   Snow, Charles C ^a  

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EID: 84968140401     PISSN: 00081256     EISSN: 21628564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41166703     Document Type: Article

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