Between the millstones: A narrative account of the vulnerability of middle managers' storying

Human Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1195-1211

  Sims, David ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Middle management; Narrative; Storytelling; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348197976     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00187267035610002     Document Type: Article

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