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... outcomes such as injuries from hazardous products suffered by workers or consumers , harsh terms imposed on " captive " suppliers and distributors , default on obligations to creditors , destruction of a community's economy or ...
... outcomes such as injuries from hazardous products suffered by workers or consumers , harsh terms imposed on " captive " suppliers and distributors , default on obligations to creditors , destruction of a community's economy or ...
Page 98
... outcomes of joint behavior . Goals for an organization are preferences of people for a certain subset of outcomes . Goals of an organization , in standard accounts , are not mere personal preferences but outcomes somehow preferred or ...
... outcomes of joint behavior . Goals for an organization are preferences of people for a certain subset of outcomes . Goals of an organization , in standard accounts , are not mere personal preferences but outcomes somehow preferred or ...
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... outcomes that satisfy the prefer- ences of some participants . If we remain committed to maximizing such outcomes , there may be no logical ( unbiased ) escape from a rela- tivistic approach to evaluation , which allows us to say only ...
... outcomes that satisfy the prefer- ences of some participants . If we remain committed to maximizing such outcomes , there may be no logical ( unbiased ) escape from a rela- tivistic approach to evaluation , which allows us to say only ...
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