Scientification, immune responses, and reflection: The changing relationship between management studies and consulting

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 416-434

  Nicolai, Alexander T ^a   Röbken, Heinke ^b  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Management activities; Management theory; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944546129     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810510614922     Document Type: Review

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