Constructing scientific careers: Change, continuity and context

Organization Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1131-1151

  Duberley, Joanne ^a   Cohen, Laurie ^b,d   Mallon, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Career; Scientist; Structuration; Structure; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747059864     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840606064105     Document Type: Review

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