Carolina QuotesWhere and how will official goals be subverted?
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
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p. 23
- work
- Authority, Goals and Prestige in a General Hospital, 1960
- year
- 1960
- locator
- p. 23
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“Where and how will official goals be subverted?” Charles Perrow. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-152465BD8D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/152465bd8d
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