Critical management studies and the agélaste ethos

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-106

  Styhre, Alexander ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Change management; Critical management; Literature; Management techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949156198     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810847057     Document Type: Article

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