Carolina QuotesThe dominant group, reflecting the imperatives of the particular task that is most critical (to the organization), their own background characteristics (distinctive perspectives based on their training, career lines, and areas of competence) and the unofficial uses to which they put the organization for their own ends.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
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p. 856-7
- work
- "The analysis of goals in complex organizations", 1961
- year
- 1961
- locator
- p. 856-7
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