Seven deadly syndromes of management and organization: The view from evolutionary psychology

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 411-426

  Nicholson, Nigel ^a   Markoczy, Livia ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 20744460565     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199811/12)19:7/8<411::AID-MDE899>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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