Carolina QuotesOrganizations are seen primarily as systems for getting work done, for applying techniques to the problem of altering raw materials - whether the materials be people, symbols or things.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 195
- work
- "A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Organizations", 1967
- year
- 1967
- locator
- p. 195
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