“The aims of social science with respect to human organizations are like those of any other science with respect to the events and phenomena of its domain. Social scientists wish to understand human organizations, to describe what is essential in their form, aspects, and functions.”

—  Daniel Katz

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The Social Psychology of Organizations (1966)

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American psychologist 1903–1998

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