Carolina QuotesFrom one point of view, structure is a part of technology; for example the spread of the bureaucratic form of organization might be said to be the most profound technological innovation in the last 3 or 4 centuries.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
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- "Hospitals: technology, structure and goals", 1965
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- 1965
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