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An organizational theorist, he has published four books and numerous articles, including a revised edition of his widely used text,Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay. He prepared a paper for the President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island on the organizational aspects of the accident. The Social Science Research Council, the University Awards Committee of the State University of New York, and the National Science Foundation provided support for the preparation of this article.
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Perrow, C. Normal accident at three Mile Island. Society 18, 17–26 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02701322
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