The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective

H. Joseph Reitz, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Gerald R. Salancik

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DOI: 10.2307/257794
Published: 1979-04
Container: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
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@article{allodium:10.2307/257794,
  title = {The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective},
  author = {H. Joseph Reitz and Jeffrey Pfeffer and Gerald R. Salancik},
  year = {1979},
  journal = {The Academy of Management Review},
  doi = {10.2307/257794},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2307/257794}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective
AU  - H. Joseph Reitz
AU  - Jeffrey Pfeffer
AU  - Gerald R. Salancik
PY  - 1979
JO  - The Academy of Management Review
DO  - 10.2307/257794
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2307/257794
ER  -

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Reitz, H. J., Pfeffer, J., & Salancik, G. R. (1979). The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective. The Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.2307/257794

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