A CRITIQUE OF POSTMODERNISM IN ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 21, Issue , 2003, Pages 169-202

  Donaldson, Lex ^a  

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EID: 26844442561     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-558X(03)21006-5     Document Type: Review

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