Reasserting the reconstructed professional firm: A rejoinder to brock (2008)

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-155

  Ackroyd, Stephen ^a   Muzio, Daniel ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37849001847     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607086633     Document Type: Article

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