The re-construction of organization studies: Wrestling with incommensurability

Organization

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-189

  McKinley, William ^a   Mone, Mark A ^a  

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EID: 20444423885     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050849852002     Document Type: Article

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