Management and organization studies as science?

Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-344

  Willmott, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031519478     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050849743002     Document Type: Article

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