Rationality and its symbols: Signalling effects and subjcetification in management consulting

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1247-1269

  Armbrüster, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 10844241335     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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