Organizations (book)

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Organizations is a book by James G. March and Herbert A. Simon. [1]

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References

  1. Reviewed Work: Organizations. by James G. March, Herbert A. Simon Review by: William H. Form Administrative Science Quarterly Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jun., 1959), pp. 129-131https://www.jstor.org/stable/2390654