Re-engineering the sense of self: The manager and the management guru

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 571-590

  Jackson, Bradley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030497328     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1996.tb00809.x     Document Type: Article

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