When the muse takes it all: A model for the experience of timelessness in organizations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 548-565

  Mainemelis, Charalampos ^a  

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EID: 0035539338     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2001.5393891     Document Type: Article

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