Battle in the boardroom: A discursive perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-49

  Ng, Wilson ^a   De Cock, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036405896     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00281     Document Type: Article

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