Carolina QuotesWhile [bureaucratic] solutions have been frequently criticized by those within and without the organization, no alternative way has been found to cope with the problem of organizing large numbers of people to produce goods and services efficiently.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 90
- work
- Organizational Analysis: A Sociological View, 1970
- year
- 1970
- locator
- p. 90
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