Complicity and control in the workplace: A critical case study of TQM, learning, and the management of knowledge

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-172

  Schied, Fred M ^a   Carter, Vicki K ^a   Preston, Judith A ^a   Howell, Sharon L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0348176341     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260137980170302     Document Type: Article

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