Markets, contingency and preferences: Contemporary managers' narrative identities

Sociological Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-264

  Martin, Bill ^a,b   Wajcman, Judy ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042812834     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.2004.00467.x     Document Type: Review

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