Working daze: Uncertainty and ambiguity in consulting

Management Decision

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 51-55

  de Burgundy, Jak ^a  

^a Semaphore Management Consultancy ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001908862     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749510093941     Document Type: Review

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