Disciplining the professional: The case of Project Management

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 803-821

  Hodgson, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036752141     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00312     Document Type: Review

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