The politics of standards in modern management: Making 'the project' a reality

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-450

  Hodgson, Damian ^a   Cicmil, Svetlana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947624668     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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