Towards a critique of managerialism: The contribution of Simone Weil

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-612

  Grey, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030512936     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1996.tb00810.x     Document Type: Article

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