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Note—Mintzberg was Right!: A Replication and Extension of The Nature of Managerial Work

Lance B. Kurke
Lance B. Kurke
Carnegie-Mellon University
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Howard E. Aldrich
Howard E. Aldrich
University of North Carolina
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Lance B. Kurke

Carnegie-Mellon University

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Howard E. Aldrich

University of North Carolina

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Published Online:1 Aug 1983https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.29.8.975

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