Organization Design

Milton Harris
Milton Harris
milt(chicago.edu
Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Artur Raviv
Artur Raviv
a-raviv(kellogg.northwestern.edu
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Milton Harris

milt(chicago.edu

Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

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Artur Raviv

a-raviv(kellogg.northwestern.edu

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Published Online:1 Jul 2002https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.48.7.852.2821

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