Horse Races, Governance and the Chance to Fight: On the Formation of Organizational Agendas

British Journal of Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages

  Pitt, Martyn ^a   McAulay, Laurie ^a   Dowds, Nicola ^a   Sims, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031489842     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.8.s1.3     Document Type: Article

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