The reconstructed professional firm: Explaining change in english legal practices

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 729-747

  Ackroyd, Stephen ^a,b   Muzio, Daniel ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency and structure; Closure; Legal profession; The reconstructed professional firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249682596     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607073077     Document Type: Review

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