Causal Analysis: Assumptions, Models, and Data

Abstract

This article presents a review of the book “Causal Analysis: Assumptions, Models, and Data,” by Lawrence R. James, Stanley A. Mullak, and Jeanne M. Brett.

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 159-159
Citations: 1273
Access: Closed

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                                    Chester A. Schriesheim, 
                                
                                    Lawrence R. James, 
                                
                                    Stanley A. Muliak
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1984). 
                            Causal Analysis: Assumptions, Models, and Data. 
                            Academy of Management Review
                            , 9
                            (1)
                            , 159-159.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/258244
                        

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DOI: 10.2307/258244