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Perspective—Quasi-Natural Organization Science

Bill McKelvey
Bill McKelvey
The Anderson School at UCLA, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095-1481
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Bill McKelvey

The Anderson School at UCLA, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095-1481

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Published Online:1 Aug 1997https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.8.4.351

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