The External Control of Organizations.

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 358-358
Citations: 5078
Access: Closed

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                                    Jarlath Benson, 
                                
                                    Jeffrey Pfeffer, 
                                
                                    Gerald R. Salancik
                                
                            (1978). 
                            The External Control of Organizations.. 
                            Administrative Science Quarterly
                            , 23
                            (2)
                            , 358-358.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/2392573

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DOI: 10.2307/2392573