Reflections on the 'realist turn' in organization and management studies

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1621-1644

  Reed, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144513409     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00559.x     Document Type: Review

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