Authority Relations in Different Organizational Systems
Tags: ORGANIZATIONAL behavior -- Research; ORGANIZATIONAL sociology research; INTERPERSONAL relations -- Research; POWER (Social sciences); ORGANIZATIONAL research; INDUSTRIAL psychology; AUTHORITY; HUMAN behavior -- Research; INDUSTRIAL management -- Research; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; STRATEGIC planning
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