Telling tales: Management gurus' narratives and the construction of managerial identity

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-161

  Clark, Timothy ^a   Salaman, Graeme ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0009170225     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00088     Document Type: Article

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