Management development as a game of meaningless outcomes

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 38-49

  Clarke, Martin ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011964730     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1999.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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