"Modern institutions are transparently purposive and that we are in the midst of an evolutionary progression toward more efficient forms."
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Frank Dobbin (1994), "Organizational Models of Culture: The social construction of rational organizing principles," in: Diana Crane (ed) The Sociology of Culture: Emerging theoretical perspectives. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 138; As cited in: Kieran Healy (1998)
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