Management & Law: The Forgotten Contribution of P. Selznick

  • Blanche Segrestin MINES ParisTech, Université PSL, Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS), i3 UMR CNRS, 75006 Paris, France
  • Kevin Levillain MINES ParisTech, Université PSL, Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS), i3 UMR CNRS, 75006 Paris, France
  • Armand Hatchuel MINES ParisTech, Université PSL, Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS), i3 UMR CNRS, 75006 Paris, France

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Published
2022-03-15
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Segrestin B., Levillain K., & Hatchuel A. (2022). Management & Law: The Forgotten Contribution of P. Selznick. M@n@gement, 25(1), 69–78. https://doi.org/10.37725/mgmt.v25.8521
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