Power, innovation and problem-solving: The personnel managers' three steps to heaven?

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-423

  Guest, David ^a   King, Zella ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2542586993     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00438.x     Document Type: Review

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