Organization and management in an Anglo-French consortium: The case of transmanche-link

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 663-685

  Winch, Graham M ^b   Clifton, Naomi ^c   Millar, Carla ^a  

^a TSM Business School   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034369025     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00198     Document Type: Article

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