Turnarounds: A stage theory perspective

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-266

  Chowdhury, Shamsud D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036771279     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2002.tb00271.x     Document Type: Article

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