The "militarizing" of organization and management studies: Reconnoitring the tensions - Problems and possibilities for reshaping the terrain?

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-26

  Stokes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Armed forces; Literature; Managerialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846378184     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040710722533     Document Type: Review

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