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Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Change Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change." Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 2 (April 2012).

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper examines the management control-system design of mid-19th century U. S. slave plantations using a contingency theory framework.