Carolina QuotesPeople's attitudes are shaped at least as much by the organization in which they work as by their pre-existing attitudes.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
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- Organizational Analysis: A Sociological View, 1970
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- 1970
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- p. 4
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